Archive for January, 2012

iOS 5/5.0.1 jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 (A5 devices) is HERE — instructions, link, and tips

Friday, January 20th, 2012

Okay, here we go. Greenpois0n has released a jailbreak for A5 devices. Currently it’s only available for the Mac, but a Windows version is “coming soon” (sorry to disappoint those of you without a Mac — just have some patience).

The jailbreak is called “Absinthe”, it’s untethered, it works (verified), and you can download it here.

Now, let me add a couple of tips. At the end of the jailbreak process, the tool will tell you to “Unlock the screen, if necessary, and tap the Jailbreak icon”. Note that when you unlock the screen, you will NOT see an icon titled “Jailbreak” but you will see an icon titled “Absinthe”. That’s the one you want to tap on.

If Absinthe hangs for any reason, go into settings, and turn VPN on and then off again. This should fix any hanging problems. If it doesn’t, reboot, and try VPN on-off again.

For more detailed instructions, try here: http://www.iphonehacks.com/2012/01/how-to-jailbreak-ipad-2-absinthe-ios-5-0-1-ios-5.html

Happy jailbreaking!

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iPhone 4S Jailbreak SCAM ALERT REDUX

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Hey all, I’m just here to let you know, once again, that there is still no jailbreak for the iPhone 4S or iPad 2. The latest scam I saw today really annoyed me, because it’s trying to take the limera1n/blackra1n good name and sully it. It’s a “product” called ”Easyra1n”. I think the reason that this particular one is cropping up is because we are actually close to a real A5-device jailbreak from the hard-working pod2g. Last week, pod2g tweeted that he had successfully jailbroken an iPhone 4s, and posted screen shots of it. He went on to say that the jailbreak might be available as early as this week.

However, a few days after that, pod2g had to take that statement back, as it turned out that the exploit he used to jailbreak was based on an iPhone developer kit and doesn’t work with a regular old iPhone 4S. So at the moment pod2g is working on a way to translate the dev kit jailbreak into a jailbreak that will work for the rest of us. So, obviously, the jailbreak has been delayed again. Hopefully not for TOO long, though.

In the meantime, I repeat, THERE IS NO JAILBREAK FOR IPHONE 4S OR IPAD 2 YET! Anyone who asks for your money for a working jailbreak for those A5 devices is scamming you out of your cash! Do not get taken by these a-holes!

Again, for all things jailbreak, visit http://limera1n.cc.

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On the aesthetics of my blog…

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Just thought I’d take a moment here to explain why I keep my blog with a functional but minimalist layout. You know, the old default WordPress theme, etc. It’s just that I’m a firm believer in content on a website. After all, it’s what I do to make money, mostly — provide content for websites. Your site can be as snazzy-looking as you want it to be, but if there’s nothing there of interest, who cares?

So maybe someday I’ll get bored and play with different themes. Until then, I’m leaving things the way they are and hoping my posts help people (arguably, my content may suck, which you are free to take issue with me on — let me know what you want, though, if you decide to).

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The “3 Holes” Joke

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Ah, time for dirty jokes again. This one comes courtesy of hearing the punchline in a RiffTrax short…

A guy’s car breaks down in the middle of town, and he looks for a hotel to stay in while he waits for his car to be fixed. He finds a very small hotel and walks in.

He asks the man at the counter, “Do you have any rooms available?”

The man at the counter says, “Yeah, but don’t stick your dick in the 3 holes.”

“OK.” The guy agrees and walks to his room.

A couple of days go by and his car is still in the shop. He gets curious and sticks his dick in the first hole.

He says, “Ahh,that feels good!” Then he sticks his dick in the second hole, “Ahh,that feels even better!” Then he sticks his dick in the third hole, “OUCH!!My dick!!”

He quickly pulled his dick out and it was all bloody. He was very confused, but he went to sleep.

The next day he went to the counter to see what was in the holes, but before he could ask anything the man at the counter said, “You stuck your dick in the three holes didn’t you?”

He said, “Yeah, how did you know?

“The man at the counter said, “Well, my wife is pregnant, my daughter is pregnant, and my pencil sharpener is broken.”

(The punchline I heard was: “A pencil sharpener in the third hole, ha!”)

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Castro’s Death Probably E-mail Virus Hoax…

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

There are currently rumblings on Twitter that Fidel Castro has died — go to http://hashtags.org/castro to see them — however it is also believed this may be a hoax to spread a virus via email. So if you get an email saying Castro has died with a link, or, worse yet, an attachment, I would STRONGLY advise you NOT TO CLICK ON IT. I will follow this and post if Castro has actually died. If you see no post from me, assume it is simply a virus. This happened a few months ago, the exact same scenario…

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Quick Roundup of last November’s game deluge

Sunday, January 1st, 2012

Okay, guys, I kinda let the blog languish for awhile and never got around to reviewing any of the awesome games that came raining down on us around November. So I’m going to quickly rank the ones I’ve played, in order of how much I like them (the ratings I give them may not correspond to this; a game I rate higher may be farther down my list simply because I like a different genre more, or something like that).

1. Uncharted 3 (9.75)
2. Skyrim (9.5)
3. Batman: Arkham City (9.5)
4. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (9.25)
5. Saint’s Row: The Third (8.75)
6. Battlefield 3 (9.75)
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (9.0)

One caveat: The two military FPSers are at the end of the list because military FPSers are not my favorite games. However, if you’re a big fan of them, these two games should be at the TOP of the list for you.

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