links for 2008-05-06

• Architecture astronauts take over – Joel on Software
  “between Microsoft and Google the starting salary for a smart CS grad is inching dangerously close to six figures and these smart kids, the cream of our universities, are working on hopeless and useless architecture astronomy because these companies are l
  (tags: 2008 agile architecture article microsoft software programming business joelonsoftware google work humor mesh computerscience)
• Thought 2.0 NewsFix | Addictomatic
  new site, check it out
  (tags: aggregator inspiration search web2.0 blogs)
• Dive Into Python
  (tags: book python programming tutorial reference development tutorials webdev work language howto computerscience coding code)
• CodeIgniter User Guide : Welcome to CodeIgniter
  Point and Counterpoint: some folks at Hacker News are discussing PHP, and I have never used CodeIgniter before, so here it is in link-y glory
  (tags: coding css mvc opensource php framework codeigniter development code webdev work tools reference programming)
• Keep your data safe at the border | Surveillance State – CNET Blogs
  (tags: data privacy security travel backup crypto)
• Battered Yahoo Admits It Overplayed Hand; Open To New Microsoft Talks – Silicon Alley Insider
  file this one under O SNAP.
  (tags: business Microsoft yahoo snap!)
• The day the music died [dive into mark] – MSN Music writeup
  “Because there’s nothing end users love more than fake choices.”
  (tags: apple business copyright eff Microsoft Music politics itunes drm)