There has been lots of speculation that the iPhone 5 was Steve Jobs’ last major project at Apple. That has always felt pretty shallow. The iPhone 5 was a significant redesign, but certainly not the groundbreaking kind of release that would consume a visionary’s thoughts.

Florian Friedrich built a really nice Alfred workflow for httpcode.info. It takes my original idea and makes it even easier to use. I love it.

I recently wanted a quick way of looking up HTTP status codes while working with a REST service. I thought it would be great to type this on a command line:

While attending my niece’s birthday party yesterday, I overheard my grandfather and brother-in-law’s grandfather chat as they watched my toddling nephew run around. These two men have seen economic booms and depressions. They’ve been in war. They’ve labored physically, raised families, and built legacies for themselves.

Last Thursday, Apple’s developer site (ADC) abruptly went into maintenance mode. It’s not uncommon for the site to be put into maintenance while Apple pushes new tools and evaluation software out to developers. The maintenance window became uncommon when it lingered into Friday. As early as Friday afternoon, the tone from developers was turning from curiosity to speculation, with hints of anger and demands for updates from Apple.

Since tickets to WWDC sold out in less than two minutes last Thursday, a flurry of angry tweets and blog entries has flooded the Cocoa community. Overwhelmingly, the voices of long-time Mac developers are saying that changes to WWDC are badly needed. Many hold the opinion that Apple is ignoring a problem, and some have even called for Apple to simply end the conference and find a different way to engage developers. While Apple’s platforms have gotten wildly popular, the makeup of their flagship conference has remained largely unchanged.

Last night I made a shocking discovery as I caught up on my ADN feed:

Last night, I listened to President Obama address the nation following the capture of the second Boston Marathon bombing suspect. His remarks were heard following a press conference by the Massachusetts State Police.

A few days ago, I asked the following question on ADN: