links for 2008-09-15

  • Vladimir Prelovac expresses some of his concerns regarding the current state of WordPress and the future direction it may be heading. You often get the best critique from those who love you the most. Matt from Wordpress responds in the comments, it's a great read.
  • A United Nations agency is quietly drafting technical standards, proposed by the Chinese government, to define methods of tracing the original source of Internet communications and potentially curbing the ability of users to remain anonymous.
  • Today, reports New Scientist, Apple has applied for a patent to – no joke – extend digital rights management to tennis shoes and other articles of clothing.