Avoid iDontCrash and developer Brandon (El Jabon).
A week ago, a developer tried to send me an app called iDontCrash to host. Being curious, and a developer myself, I asked a few questions about this app before hosting it. The answers proved to me that it is total fraud on the community. It should be called iDontWork or iAmFake. This app gave me hours of enjoyment while we were picking it apart. In short, do not trust this app or its developer Brandon Rose. It is upsetting when someone tries to harm our community, therefore, I decided to post all about this app and its pseudo developer.
What is iDontCrash? It is nothing. A fake app not even built for iPhone that does nothing but give you, the hopeful user, false hopes.
What does iDontCrash claim to be? It claims to be an app that prevents crashing due to low memory. Sounds great right? It sounded pretty dubious. So we looked into it. What did we find?
1) iDontCrash is not even an iPhone application. It’s not compiled for ARM6 processor.
2) iDontCrash was generated using the wizard in xcode. Then the binary was compiled for the iPhone simulator that runs on the MAC. Of course this cannot run on an iPhone.
3) iDontCrash claims to run and close instantly then putting a daemon onto the system that monitors memory usage. This does not happen. Instead, the app crashes because it is an invalid binary for the system. Here is a copy of the log:
(UIKitApplication:com.yourcompany.iDon_t_Crash[0x4c3f][63]): posix_spawnp(”/var/stash/.FZm9EA/iDon’t Crash.app/iDon’t Crash”, …): Bad CPU type in executable
Oct 9 03:44:35 Dev-Phone SpringBoard[25]: Unable to obtain task name port for com.yourcompany.iDon_t_Crash. Either it failed to exec or it terminated immediately: (os/kern) failure
Oct 9 03:44:35 Dev-Phone com.apple.launchd[1] (UIKitApplication:com.yourcompany.iDon_t_Crash[0x4c3f][63]): Exited with exit code: 1
As you can see, the app does nothing and is not even made for an iPhone. It relies on the deception that the app is supposed to close as soon as you run it (think insomnia) and tricks the user into thinking it actually is doing something. So, the app is made for the simulator, right? We ran it on the simulator and guess what it does?
It is the unmodified Navigation Controller template from xcode!
So, what is up with developer Brandon Rose? Why release such an app? Great question. At this version, the app seems to be harmless, do nothing. But it could become malicious in the future. This guy should be blacklisted and not trusted. Could this be an honest mistake? Not a chance. This is a foiled attempt at blatant fraud.
Brandon has built a website (I had to remove the link because it randomly goes to porn sites) around his fake app and recorded a video of himself demonstrating the app. I cannot explain why so much effort was put into something fake. (By the way, the video is funny. The guy looks stoned and keeps rubbing his face).
As an additional point of interest, the description of the app has also changed after our first email exchanges. The first version it was explained that it moved files around on disk from the /Applications folder to the “other” partition to free up low memory space. I explained to Brandon that flash memory is hard disk space not “RAM” and that moving files around on hard disk would not solve low memory conditions that cause apps to crash. After this, the description of his app changed and references to his video were dropped. Very interesting.
I have email logs of everything, I may post them depending on what happens to this app. Brandon also was kind enough to give me his telephone number, which I do not have the heart to post here (at this time).
Feel free to contact Brandon for comments (sorry, I removed the email link after Brandon pleaded several times for me to do so).
Update (October 9th): The beta tester was unaware of all this. After having it explained to him has asked to be removed and not associated with Brandon’s app. I am reasonable so have done so. Brandon has contacted me and said that my post is “untrue”. However, he still has not provided any details explaining why it is “untrue”. (I guess I’m supposed to just take his word for it after all the analysis above?) So I have given Brandon the task of providing:
1) A detailed explanation of what the app does. Showing code samples or whatever is required to convince a developer that understands these things.
2) A working app that I can see working.
I will happily recant all this if Brandon can come through. At this point, there is no indication that will ever happen.
Since this app is just an xcode template, I have posted how to create an identical match to iDontCrash v1.5 as it is packed up:
1) Open xcode
2) File, new project
3) Double click Navigation-Based application
4) Type a foldername “iDon’t Crash” and save.
5) Click “build”
6) Zip the built folder and enjoy your “do nothing” app.
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1. DvTonder October 9th, 2008, 8:42 am
Thank you for posting this, especially the video - it is shocking that someone would try to pull something like this scam.
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2. Elettrone October 9th, 2008, 8:44 am
OMG LOL why this guys even tried something THIS clumsy i can’t understand, laughs at him.
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3. Jeremy October 9th, 2008, 8:47 am
The link to http://www.idontcrash.co.cc/ actually seems to be a pron site. Just an FYI…
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Jeremy Reply:
October 9th, 2008 at 8:53 am
Okay… even weirder… Using FireFox, when I clicked on your link the first time, it was certainly a pron site. The second time I clicked, it was not. Being suspicious, I investigated further. Using IE, the site “morphs” from the App page into yet another “news” page. Safari (on iPhone) brings up the app page.
So BigBoss, maybe his plan was to get as many hits as possible from your site and generate a little ad revenue.
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4. Stev October 9th, 2008, 9:11 am
Thank you for catching this bad app. u guys r doing a GREAT JOB!
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5. Superman October 9th, 2008, 9:47 am
this looks like a job for MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
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7. Andrew October 9th, 2008, 11:18 am
Hmmmm
Why He do such things.
Anyway I think he fix the web, the site did not link to pron site already.
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Jeremy Reply:
October 9th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Others have reported the same ‘morphing’ into a different site. As I said, one was completely nsfw and the other was a (seemingly) fake news site.
I would not spread fud.
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applgeek Reply:
October 9th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
This guy was using a free hosting site, which probably explains the morphing.
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8. Brenden homan October 9th, 2008, 11:26 am
Ok I can tell ya right now that I haven’t seen the code. But a porn site? Come on man. Pure FUD
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Jeremy Reply:
October 9th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Whoops… See my comment above.
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9. cLeY October 9th, 2008, 1:20 pm
He’s trying to get pornsite hits… Wow!
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10. Josh October 9th, 2008, 2:01 pm
It’s really sad that people like this would try pulling a stunt like this off. I’m really glad you guys caught this cause maybe the next idiot will think twice before trying something stupid.
Anyway keep up the good work guys. You are the best!!!
BTW- I saw this idiots video and he was definitely on something. He couldn’t even speak right.
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11. zaphod_fl October 9th, 2008, 2:28 pm
Anybody other than I getting a POSIX error with Cydia today?
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13. partner0 October 9th, 2008, 5:07 pm
Someone just failed LOL
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16. applgeek October 9th, 2008, 8:04 pm
I know this guy. He Is an Idiot. I am certain he was not trying to make malware (or link to anything else) but he really wanted to make something which he thought was cool. He actually thought that the app did what the title says. In fact, he was bragging hard about it. But hey, at least He was rejected from the apple dev program.
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17. Luis October 9th, 2008, 9:18 pm
He had a self named website I remember seeing it before I don’t remember the name of the app he had before.
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18. mk321024 October 9th, 2008, 10:08 pm
this guy is a fag, big boss. he just removed his video like a little bitch. i follow you guys to the t and trust every word that you guys speek. its funny that this guy tried selling you on an app that don’t even work. sounds to me like all it is is a png icon and a png loading image and because the package don’t have a signature it crashes just like if you were to try and put an app from one of the 1.1.4 and below firmwares on the new firmware it would do nothing but crash even if you tried to change and set the permissions it would still crash. hes a dumb ass and a lag on the hacker community. to:Brandon Rose why don’t you do an app that’s worth talking about you suck dude you are a waist of time and life. people like you are the reason there are poor people with bricked iphones.do yourself a favor and drop off the face of the planet because of now your attempts of trying to be a somebody in the hacker community where just ruined by your little stunt here “Brandon Rose” and i will never forget your name. i promise.
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19. applgeek October 9th, 2008, 10:43 pm
oh, come on. This guy may have issues, but why are you slamming him so hard? This is just a long ass post saying that the guy has a blank app. Installing it does nothing. So why all of a sudden does everyone want to kill him? He’s just a stupid kid. A simple “Dont download this” would be a lot easier on your hands. at least he isn’t the creator of the I am rich app.
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mk321024 Reply:
October 9th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
DUDE STFU!! IT IS A BIG DEAL WHEN SOME PUNK ASS KID CLAIMS TO BE SOMETHING HES NOT AN PUT IT OUT FOR OTHER PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO BUY INTO.I WOULDN’T BE SURPRISED IF YOU WERE HIM. KICK ROCKS TILL YOUR TOES BLEED DUDE YOU SUCK ASS WITH HIM.
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applgeek Reply:
October 9th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
to mk32:
What is wrong with you? Im not buying into anything. You must be some stupid kid because you type in all caps and say a lot of unimportant crap. You are getting emotional over an iphone app. I have no doubts that the app is useless, but its just an app. Reading that its pointless is worth about two minutes of my time. Its almost like everyone has to “tattle tale” on something pointless. If you get that emotional, you are clearly an inmature child who has no life, because the biggest highlight of thieir day is an iphone app that does nothing. You know what the highlight of my day is? What I do in night with the female race. Whats your highlight? an iphone app that does nothing. Enough said.
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mk321024 Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 12:09 am
dude you are so gay LOL you have no idea who you are talking to, do you… why don’t you both go suck eachothers dicks. Because I think that people like you suck . Ohh and buy the way I am a registered iPhone developer and I know my shit son. Want to see my web page go look up my name mk321024 on YouTube and follow the link to my page in my channel dumb ass. LOL I corispond with part of the dev team and help out with questions on this page lmao you and “dude” are a joke. And I hope BB bans your URL from this site.
applgeek Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 12:29 am
I am gay? Thats what i called people when I was 13 too. AGAIN, I AM NOT DOUBTING THE APP IS FAKE. You just seem to be way too emotional about this app. You just keep going. Dont you understand? It is a fake app. I get it. You just have to tattle. You know what? I dont have time for your crap. It is obvious you are a kid. Its okay, you dont have to defend yourself. In a couple years, you should mature a bit and you will wonder why you ever said that crap in the first place when you should be picking up girls. Oh, and don’t call me son. Im almost definitely older than you.
mk321024 Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 12:44 am
dude try me. I’m 26 years old. SON.
applgeek Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 1:00 am
Then Yes, I am older than you.
Really, you haven’t matured? Have you ever had sex? Im just asking because if you were doing such you would not be focused on this crap. Plus, sexual references in your posts indicate you really don’t get any. Sorry.
I personally really don’t have the time to keep fighting with you about whatever it is. Fight with someone else. Im not even replying anymore. I have more important things to do, like work, eat, sleep, crap, have sex, hang out with friends, do hobbies, ect. I would rather take a crap than talk to you. Being friendly or at least bearable is one key to getting some. you should remember that.
Have Fun.
mk321024 Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 1:17 am
lmao no. I get sexy when ever i want. IM MARRIED. and i never asked for your response lol. and im glad your not going to respond it makes me feel accomplished. bye then, have a nice life.
bigplrbear Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 1:17 am
who, like you?
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Anonymous Reply:
October 28th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Bigplrbear, why is your name in the email on idontcrash.co.cc when viewed from safari on iPhone?
dwonder3 Reply:
October 28th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Bigplrbear, why is your name in the email on idontcrash.co.cc when viewed from safari on iPhone?
20. ElJabon October 9th, 2008, 11:31 pm
Hello This is me yes ME iDon’t Crash creator. I am very sorry that mk321024 feels that i should drop of the face of the earth. First of all the world is not flat, read history books dude, so how could i do this and second of all how did i pull this stunt, I am not a carnie, THAT IS A PERSON WHO IS A FREAK THAT WORKS AT A CARNIVAL. And if your next question was carnival cruises it is not that. And CARNIVAL CRUISES ARE A BOAT.And A BOAT IS WHAT COLUMBUS USED TO FIND OUT THAT THE WORLD WAS NOT FLAT.And A FAG IS A CIGARETTE. I am not a cigarette, if i was explain to me how i am typing? So lay down and go to sleep and then wake up in the morning and go back to first grade (i am sure you can pose as a first grader) and ask about columbus. So have a nice night. Your welcome for wasting 3 1/2 mins of your life.
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mk321024 Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 12:10 am
LOL@ you!! Coward. That’s all I have to say to you.
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bigplrbear Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 1:16 am
Lame. Immature.
Applegeek- 1
Mk321024- 0
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BigBoss Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 1:33 am
As the creator of this, you could have spent your effort answering specifics in the post rather than trying to attack or defend against mk321024. Nothing defends your position better than facts. But unfortunately, you are not providing any. As the creator of this app, you read all the charges posted against you in the post, and the best you got is “I’m not a fag because those are cigarettes”?
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22. applgeek October 10th, 2008, 2:22 am
I just wanted to state to bigboss that I personally know this guy and he is not going to make anything malicious. If it’s blank, it’s blank. I feel it is overhyped and you don’t have to make fun of the kid for trying. He is simply attempting to accomplish something. His app isn’t all that popular anyways, he’s certainly not hurting anything.
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mk321024 Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 2:45 am
and the truth shall set you free!!!! I JUST PROVED MY POINT. you would have to be friends with such a douche bad to stick up for him. whats that saying HOW DOES IT GO AGAIN ohhhh that’s it “BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER”.AND THAT MAKES YOU A DOUCHE BAG TOO.
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mk321024 Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 2:53 am
OK IM DONE NOW I GOT TO GET BACK TO DOING MY GROWNUP THINGS LIKE BUILDING “REAL” THEMES. “THAT WORK.”
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Explosio Reply:
October 24th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
yeah, you’re a douche. Shut up.
applgeek Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 11:58 am
How long are you going to keep going? Someone this concentrated on flaming me must have serious emotional issues. Im sure you’re 26 in your mind and “Married” to your girlfriend. I have not seen anything but a kid go this crazy over anything this small. You just dont stop. Just forget it already! You look Stupid!
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23. metaljay October 10th, 2008, 3:48 am
well this has made my day at work lol
gota love your banter :D
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24. so what? October 10th, 2008, 5:11 am
What. The. Hell.
You’re all idiots. Yes. BOTH parties. I’ve been lurking about the iphone scene a while, talking to developers and whatnot now and again. No, I’m not a developer. But I understand some basic things about programming. But this has gotten to a stupid point. mk321024 you are a loudmouthed, stuck up idiot, who’s way to full of yourself. Yes. Its a fake app, but that give you no right to go on a flaming, insulting rampage. Oh, you’re married. Congrats. I hope your wife doesn’t find this as one of you attractive immature traits. I’m 19, and I can keep a better level head than you. Please take your vile posts somewhere else.
Yes, this bloke may have created a crappy app. But no one is hurt right? After going through a number of forums where he goes, and where his beta tester resides, he seems like a decent bloke. I don’t think he had any intention of creating a malicious app.
All the people flaming like no tomorrow need a chillpill and classes on anger management… and punctuaton tuition…
Its interesting to see many fall before the feet of bigboss so quickly. I don’t mistrust nor trust anyone at the moment, and will watch how this unfolds…
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25. mk321024 October 10th, 2008, 5:43 am
You know what your an idiot. and i hope you catch one of these “harmless apps” maybe then and only then you people will understand why people like us(developers) get so angry at shit apps like this one. it is not funny/cool or cute that this dude created an app that is fake for the public. if it was for his own use that’s one thing, but to put it on other peoples phones that cost hundreds of dollars and risk messing up other peoples shit is bullshit and needs a foot to be put down on it to stop people like him!! i don’t think that you would think hes to cool if he was to brick your iphone now would you.. i didn’t think so. and excuse me im full of myself and stuck up?? threw videos and my stuff being all over thousands of iphones i can back everything i say about myself. can Brandon rose? no he cant.why because hes a fraud.who are you to come to me and talk shit if it wasn’t for “loud mouths” like me and “i guess your calling big boss a loud mouth too”. idiots like you would find it ok to download crap like this and fuck your shit up. and yes i do have a loud mouth. if you don’t like it then don’t waist your time responding to my comments. have a nice day
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so what? Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 7:54 am
And who are you to go screaming around like theres a fire happening under your chair? No, I have no intention of flaming or insulting you. Nor am I trying to discount the work you have done on thousands of iphones Yes, look at you, all those youtube videos… I’m not trying to call BigBoss a fool, but I think theres been an overreaction. Somewhere along the line someone got on a pogo stick and jumped like crazy. In the end, a crappy app was accidentally made. Read my post carefully. I’m merely trying to point out to you, there is a better way to vent your frustrations. Insulting, telling people to suck cocks, flaming and carrying on like a child won’t get anywhere. You’re a developer. Prove my ignorance and explain why I’m an idiot. I know who I am and am not afraid to be proven wrong.
Like I said, both parties seem to be stupid. The creator has made no steps to try and rectify this accusation. And people are screaming HANG HIM! HANG HIM! Just like that. Yes yes, I know you programmers are very angry people. You’re all the same on the forums. Full of colourful language. I know it can POSSIBLY brick my iphone. But it didn’t. And it may not BE a fake. Maybe you panicked or got caught up in the moment. I don’t know. But people are laughing on the other side of their computer screens at the moment… Your banter is quite entertaining :)
So maybe I’m trying to nudge nudge you from looking a right fool. Sure, voice your opinions. But there are other ways to do it.
And look. I’m not saying the creator ain’t an idiot. He is too. His reply post was a waste of space and did nothing apart from show his horrible grammar… If he wants to redeem himself giving literal translations is going to get him nowhere. Let’s watch the next app appear. If it kills iphones, reply me and call me everything you want. From douche bag to asshole. I’m not fussed.
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so what? Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 8:03 am
after rereading a couple of things I’ve decided to bow to you and give you an apology (if you feel insulted) I really don’t see where this may go. But for now, I’m happy to be the loser. Since I wasn’t gaining anything in the first place. Maybe you’re RIGHT! Ah well.. such is life eh?
Who knows? Maybe this app was just a hoax. I was the victim of one on my PSP when I got it hacked last year. Bricked the poor thing, but rescued it thanks to pandora.
And brandon really does look like an idiot in his youtube video… :D
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DVCPRO Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Man…you laid down too fast. You had him…standing 8 count. All you had to do was throw that right cross. Oh well. I think people on here get the idea. Better to bow out than to computer fight with someone who is obviously “touched”.
DVCPRO Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
I forgot…go away and cool down for the day MK. If you are who you say you are…you should be embarrassed. Seriously…
mk321024 Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
I don’t get embarrassed . and trust me i am who i say i am and if i wasn’t then why would i say i am. lmao!! but anyways like i said if you don’t like what i post then simply don’t respond. its that easy if you have no valid point to even respond to me then don’t, because the response you just gave me is stupid and really off the topic. and no “they didn’t just lay down” they realized the concerns that the hacker community has about this hoax and mockery of the hacking community. this is exactly where hackers get a bad rep from, its because of people like brandon rose. and me leave? why don’t you leave. by you backing this loser your disrespecting big bosses concerns for your well being as well as mine. i do shit for free to help people and expect nothing in return. it is a hobby and i enjoy helping people for the credit of knowing that i did so. i had no one to help me when i first started. people like you disgust me you take advantage and disrespect people like us with your pathetic posts when hours/days/weeks of free work to ensure your happiness and all we are doing is looking out for your well being so that your shit doesn’t get damaged or information stolen. YOU SHOULD BE EMBARRASSED AND ASHAMED OF YOURSELF.
Anonymous Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Thanks… But like I said… I gain nothing from this debate. If this is his way of helping then so be it. I’m not backing anyone nor trying to take a particular side… I am curious to see how this pans out and watch. Let MK have his rant. It’s who he says he is. Like Paris Hilton… She’s who she is. We can’t stop her, just leave her be and things should be ok… Or ossama bin laden… He’s who he is… And he expects nothing in return too… (except a missile up his ass…) see… Everyone has a special and unique personality. Thanks to western democracy… They have the right to complain however they want. At least bigboss is willing to be proven wrong guys… Let’s remember that. :)
Awayze Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Sad pathetic loser!!!
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26. Anonymous October 10th, 2008, 6:01 am
We have decided to temporarily bring the site down until we
gather our source code and re-release this under the GPLv2. Don’t worry- we shall return!
email -> bigplrbear@gmail.com OR radioman317@gmail.com
And so it means that there should be ANOTHER iDontCrash app… Beware!
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bigplrbear Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
yeah supposidly Brandon is going to re-release it with the source code to prove everyone wrong. Unfortunately 1.)it’s too late- his name is tarnished and 2.)Brandon has pissed BigBoss off so much, that even if he creates a useful app, it won’t be hosted. ANYWHERE.
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BigBoss Reply:
October 11th, 2008 at 4:56 am
That’s not true. If he creates a USEFUL APP it will be hosted just fine. I will actively make sure it’s actually useful first though.
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27. Elettrone October 10th, 2008, 3:38 pm
If BB were a good administrator he would have already closed/moderated this topic, i’ve never seen so many profanities on a tech divulgation site. GG kiddos.
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mk321024 Reply:
October 10th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
LOL @ cyber net nanny!! Lmao!!!
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28. joe October 10th, 2008, 4:28 pm
You are a dick for calling out a guy who did nothing wrong. What are you 12 years old? You can’t even give a guy the benefit of the doubt when his app does nothing harmless?
Are you going to say BEWARE and call Koi Pond a Fraud app? It doesn’t even do anything! It’s just eye candy.
Take it down a notch and return to reality. You’ve been living online too long.
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29. applgeek October 11th, 2008, 4:05 am
this is actually entertaining. I keep coming back because I want to see MK dig his own hole. I don’t even care about the post anymore. It’s funny watching him spew off. What’s the reply going to be now? I’m guessing it will include something sexual as well as profane language. I’m starting to feel sorry for the guy and if he is married, his wife. He seems like a guy who beats his wife and kids because someone at work pissed him off. He overreacts to a fly buzzing by his face. Get some meds, a shrink, and a gym membership, maybe you wont have so many issues.
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so what? Reply:
October 11th, 2008 at 4:11 am
haha… It seems I was not the only one laughing then… I bet 5 bucks it’ll be about “sucking cock…”
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mk321024 Reply:
October 11th, 2008 at 5:17 am
get a life and keep my wife and kid out of your mouth you dumb mother fucker. im done at this post go do something productive like get a job. and shut your gay ass mouth
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so what? Reply:
October 11th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
I never said anything derogatory about your wife and child. In fact I probably care more for them because of some of your behaviour… I do have a job! Thanks for asking… I study too. I work as a graphic designer with clients like Nike and just lately Sony! At the moment I’m trying to finish my bachalors in multimedia design course. I have also met up with a guy named simon. He’s an animator and worked on films like ratatoulie and wall-e… In the past he did scenes in hellboy and matrix 2… He liked my illustration portfolio and said they do internahips at pixar! He’s Australian and so am I! There’s hope for me yet! See! I have a life too! But I’m still not as good as you… I mean, I’m not a developer… But I guess I can try eh? I still apologize to you for any insults I have thrown at you. But still stand by me opinion of this situation…. Have a nice week mate! And God bless you and your family.
mk321024 Reply:
October 11th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
MY FAMILY IS MY FAMILY AND I NEVER ACT IN ANGER TOWARDS MY OWN . PS I WASN’T EVEN TALKING TO YOU WE ARE LEVEL I WAS TALKING TO THE DUMB FUCK ABOVE YOU.
so what? Reply:
October 12th, 2008 at 1:04 am
haha… yes I know. Only realized it later. Oh well, you know a little about me then! :D
30. D dubya... October 11th, 2008, 4:30 am
Lame…
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31. so what? October 11th, 2008, 12:36 pm
I also want to add this:
The reason I don’t see brandons app as an harmful app is:
1) it did nothing. From experience, most hackers give a warning or a “sucked in” kinda splash screen or a hello world thing… But none was created. Harmful hackers are usually out to prove a point.
2) he posted a video of himself. He is either really stupid or just incredibly stupid. No hacker I know of simply leaves a picture of their face lying around.
3) he uses his first name… Not ihacku or xxhacker or anything to disguise himself. What hacker does that? He is just brandon. That makes no sense.
4) he left you his email. Huh? Tell me know… What freaking hacker does this?
I think this has been an overreaction to a crap app. I’m no saying I’m right either. But I’m looking at this rationally and at another angle. I think bigboss has handled things fairly well. He hasn’t flames brandon horribly and has left things open for him. He has also said he’s willing to be proven wrong. Which is commendable and mature. I too also will stand corrected if this really is a harmful app. But from what I’ve noticed, this isn’t the work of a harmful hacker.
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32. Andrew Tan October 11th, 2008, 2:07 pm
The site (http://www.idontcrash.co.cc/) informations has been change:
We have decided to temporarily bring the site down until we
gather our source code and re-release this under the GPLv2. Don’t worry- we shall return!
Ha Ha,
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Jim Bob, Alaska Reply:
October 13th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Don’t bother. No one is interested in your shit man.
Go get a job you dick head.
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33. metaldragon October 12th, 2008, 4:03 pm
Jesus.
I have not had a read like the above in a long time.
Still something I am not getting and sex is not it.
An App that does not crash!! I have 100 on my iPhone and all of them do something. Please tell me what’s so f’ing great about yours? Did you take a leaf out of cowbells book and forget to add sound? Please don’t rush to come back on my behalf.
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34. mario October 12th, 2008, 9:09 pm
These comments are fucking hilarious !!!
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35. oliverhart October 13th, 2008, 5:07 pm
MK it’s YOU’RE not YOUR! Learn to spell. YOU’RE a dumb fuck.
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36. Chris October 13th, 2008, 6:17 pm
From reading through this, all I’ve seen is some random d00d (Mk321024) claiming he’s such a great developer and such. From his YouTube videos, I see he has a theme hosted on the Cydia installer (good job) and a bunch of tutorials showing the same thing. In my opinion, this does not constitute a developer.
On the other side, I see applgeek defending his position and showing a level of maturity that is borderline acceptable.
Mk321024, you will be credited as a developer when you can prove that you have a real app out that actually does something.
And to Brandon, next time you release an app, make sure that it actually does what you think it does.
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DVCPRO Reply:
October 14th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Nicely stated!
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mk321024 Reply:
October 14th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
lol your funny you watched my videos and heard nothing i say ..here let me spell it out for you… I am a registered iphone developer with apple i went to Socorro tech for programing.and i never claimed to be something special, coming up soon I WILL be launching a couple of apps “that work” “WORK” being the key word..typical big mouth and closed mind that you have Chris. Ive seen you in here on other posts.since im “some random dood” tell me what have you done?? im interested, really i am. smart guy.. do you know me??? did you help me with my iphone, write some kind of program that i use, launch or host anything that Ive created?? i didn’t think so. so when you can communicate at my level then come back and talk to me OK Chris id love to chat and hang out maybe we can even have a sleep over or something… bye
ohhhh and when you said: “And to Brandon, next time you release an app, make sure that it actually does what you think it does.”
HE KNEW IT WAS A FAKE WHEN HE TRIED TO RELEASE IT HE DIDN’T HAVE TO “THINK” ON THAT ONE.
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bigplrbear Reply:
October 14th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
@mk321024 FAIL
I KNOW this guy in real life. He didn’t know it was fake- just as Applegeek said, he’s just ignorant. Saying that you want to kill this guy, do bad stuff to him, etc. is immature and stupid. The mere fact that you’re on here 24/7 ranting about this kind of crap tells me and everyone else that you’re just a douchebag trying to cause trouble.
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mk321024 Reply:
October 14th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
I don’t want to kill him I want him to push harder to prove us wrong, that’s all. if its a fake then its a fake. keep it to himself don’t put it out for other people. and im not trying to cause trouble i want the truth and im sure BB does too. if he cant do it then give up and admit that your wrong and ask for help we all need help at once in this life. if it truly is what he claims it to be then explain yourself the only defense he has shown so far was really off topic and childish. he says hes going to fix it but how and why cant this guy speak for himself?? whats that all about ??? is he that afraid to face the public with this issue to explain himself for what he is doing he surly wasn’t shy to try and show it off and try to get people to use this app so why not face the music and why stick up for someone who cant even speak for themselves do you fight his fights as well???and i live in the usa and freedom of speech is still an amendment. so take care ok.
bigplrbear Reply:
October 14th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Nice ;)
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37. joker October 13th, 2008, 6:19 pm
why so serious?!
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Classic Reply:
October 14th, 2008 at 3:17 am
Ahh the icing on the cake! What a classic post to a classic thread! I’m glad I stumbled upon this… it helped the time pass by quickly while I wait for my iphone to get restored. I hope it works this time ><
Anyway - @ so what? - Sounds like a cool gig you got goin’ for yourself how did you start up doing that stuff?
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so what? Reply:
October 14th, 2008 at 5:08 am
Blessed I guess… I started meeting people who knew people and so on. How did I start? Skipped year 12 of school and went to college and got a cert 4 in Graphic Design… did freelance work for a couple of people… and from there it became a craaazy life. lotsa fun… lotsa stress… but in the end, fruitful! Funny thing is is that I’m still studying. I really hope I can finish my course (2 years to go) and then join a studio. The job from nike and sony were just one off jobs. Hopefully I made an impression to get them back! Haha…
And I’m glad you enjoyed the read. I had a great conversation with Mk321024. What a great guy. So passionate…
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DVCPRO Reply:
October 14th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
“What a great guy. So passionate…”
That’s Classic!!!
38. bigplrbear October 14th, 2008, 11:28 pm
I managed to get the source code to Brandons iDontCrash “app”. I analyzed it a wee bit and posted my results on my blog -> http://www.bigplrbear.com/post/54156323/idontcrash-fake-or-real-followup
Long blog short- BigBoss is 100% correct.
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