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June 29, 2006

The Valenzetti Equation Revealed?

Dr. Valenzetti's Equation, I presume

If we believe what Dr. "Belt" Zander said in the video. Then, those hieroglyphs we saw on the countdown clock in the hatch may have been a representation of the Valenzetti Equation, or at least somehow related to the Valenzetti Equation.

Also, if the Hanso Foundation has lots of top mathematicians locked in a basement, I would think that they should be able to encrypt their files so that Rachel Blake, Persephone, Prosperpine, Proctologist, or whatever you want to call her, couldn't read them.

Additionally, it would seem that these simple obfuscation schemes that Rachel likes to use to protect her passwords and so forth are even more trivial for The Hanso Foundation to crack than they are for the rest of us. So, why are we using ASCII codes, Base64, and so forth??? It just slows down the good guys.

Rachel, I propose that we drop the magic words and secret handshakes. The Hanso Foundation can obviously break any code faster than your "allies" can.

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June 28, 2006

The Mystery of the Disappearing Video

I'll bet the video is in the Old Mill

YoShie found a video here:

http://www.garytroup.net/wm/WEEK2POST3med.wmv

But, now it is gone. It was probably a mistake to post such a huge video anyway. Right, so in the video, Rachel is interviewing, or rather interrogating, Dr. "Hotpants" Zander from the Vik Institute. When they get to the good part about what's really in "the third basement", our copy of the video comes to an abrupt halt. It's hard to say at the moment if this is how it should be, or if it's just because of technical problems with the Gary Troup site.

Thanks again YoShie!

UPDATE: Here is a copy of the full video. Thanks starhmjx!

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Sneaky Rachel Strikes Back

Rachel has "no love for the Minnesota Vikings"

Sorry, but Rachel just isn't very smart. She's sneaking around chasing after Mittelwerk, right? So why does she update her travelblog, pointing out the fact that she is now in Iceland? Wouldn't it be smarter to keep quiet about her location? If you ask me, she's just begging for another visit from "Iron Man".

Thanks to YoShie

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June 27, 2006

Copenhagen Post 7

We come from the land of the ice and snow...

Rachel has posted to her blog again. It seems she's off to Iceland!
And remember those islands on the maps that Mittelwerk dropped? Now that we know those islands are in Canada, Rachel swears that there was a picture of another island that wasn't in the video. Sounds like a book title to me: The Invisible Island of Dr. Mittelwerk. Also, she's decided to give one of her biggest critics, GidgetGirl, admin rights to her blog.

Thanks YoShie!

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June 26, 2006

A DJ in Love

The "fake" Moon landing

That's right conspiraspies, DJ Dan is smitten with none other than Rachel Blake! Find out more in this new DJ Dan Podcast.

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Rachel Coldcocks Mittelwerk Goon with Iron

I think I'll call him Iron Man...

Rachel has released a new video. In the video, someone (who is obviously deaf and cannot hear her yelling) breaks into her hotel room, then comes the action...

To find the video, go here. Click: In Back -> Removable Flashlight -> View Demo.

You may notice that there is some reversed speech at the beginning of the video. Here it is "unreversed".

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The Secrets of Lymon

Does Rachel Blake know why fools fall in love?

More "secret" directories!

http://www.sublymonal.com/_hidden/

For all you Rachel Blake video junkies, you'll find one here:

http://www.sublymonal.com/_hidden/48/untitled-1.html

Thanks YoShie and starhmjx!

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Trashy Conversation

Letyourcompassguideyou.com has been updated. There is now a log of a conversation in the "trash":
http://www.letyourcompassguideyou.com/usr/trash/

Thanks YoShie!

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June 22, 2006

Mittelwerk Recording

Mittelwerk knows a little Korean

Rachel Blake has put up a new post about a secret recording she made of Thomas Mittelwerk and a Korean colleague. You have to search for the recording on the Web. She gives this link as a hint:

http://au.messages.yahoo.com/lost/

Also, this may be a clue: "105years"

Good Hunting! Let us know what you find out!

Here is a direct link to the recording. The following is a transcript of the conversation, translated into English:

MITTELWERK: Minsu, so great to see you.

MINSU: Dr. Mittelwerk. Good to see you too. Mr. Paik sends his warmest regards.

MITTELWERK: He's just saying that because we've paid him so much money.

MINSU: Ah. I see that it's straight to business.

MITTELWERK: As always.

MINSU: I think you'll be pleased to hear your ship is almost ready; with all the modifications. But I have to warn you - this kind of ship can't dock just anywhere.

MITTELWERK: We have a port. How long will it be?

MINSU: I'd say no sooner than three weeks.

MITTELWERK: Could you pass the pepper? So what will it take to make it 2 weeks?

Thanks to YoShie! Translation by Kwon-Yong Su.

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June 21, 2006

The Black Rock

Let's hope Charlie can stay away from the Black Rock!

Avast! If ye be lookin' fer info on da Blick Rock, ye be findin' it har, yarr!

Thanks Yoshie!

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Hugh McIntyre gets his swerve on

Hugh at work "directing communications"

So Persep...I mean Rachel Blake has been doing a little bit of "investigating" around Los Ange...I mean, Copenhagen and it turns out that she caught good ol' Hugh with his hand in the cookie jar, or on the leg, as it were.

In a related development Rachel Blake has just been announced as the new host of TV's "Cheaters". She'll be an improvement to Joey Greco, but she'll never fill the shoes of the man, the myth, the legend...Tommy Grand!

By the way Hugh, if you're reading this...Dr. RT wanted me to tell you that he's having another barbecue this weekend.

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DJ Dan Podcast: 6/21

Is this Alvar Hanso's love child?

Here's a new DJ Dan Podcast for you.

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June 20, 2006

Copenhagen Post 2

Is Rachel a Garth Brooks fan?

From http://stophanso.rachelblake.com:

It's my fifth day in Copenhagen. Already, this is a lot tougher than I'd hoped.

I don't know if I was secretly wishing for Mittelwerk to rendezvous with a missing Alvar Hanso in a dark alley or a parking structure at midnight... But so far, nothing's as I expected... I'll be back with more later.

Looks like Rachel is a bit of a novice when it comes to spying on people. But I think we already saw that in the video when she showed off her equipment and disguises. :)

UPDATE: Rachel links to http://retrieversoftruth.com in her Copenhagen Post 2. From there you can find your way to http://broadbandstories.com. Once you're on the Broadband stories site, click on the Motorcycle picture (third column from the left, second row from the top) to see Rachel's new video.

Anyway, stay tuned, the pace of the The Lost Experience seems to be picking up. Also be sure and read the comments, both on our posts as well as the ones on Rachel's Stop Hanso site.

Thanks: Yoshie66

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New "jeepchannel" video

There has also been a new video posted to Youtube, by the user "jeepchannel" that seems to be related to The Lost Experience.

The person shown in the video seems to be saying the following:

"“I have no business coming out like this, but I need to clear the air about something. Consider this my public apology to DJ Dan. I had the wrong person and I’ll make it right soon. To the believers, I must stay away for awhile. Keep digging. Jeep rescinded the contract for good reason. I’m proud of that, and will reveal what I can when I can. Thank you Monster48, you’re a true believer."

What is this business about "believers"? Any ideas?

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June 19, 2006

New orientation video

http://www.thehansofoundation.org/orientation_testing_issue_1980/

You can find a page that shows the individual pictures from the video here.

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Confirmed: New in-game sites

Rachel's blog

http://stophanso.rachelblake.com/index2.html
http://www.rachelblake.com

These are legit. The page source at http://www.thehansofoundation.org contains a reference to the site.

If you go to http://www.rachelblake.com, you'll find a text box labelled "extra info". If you type "evident agenda" in that box, it takes you to http://stophanso.rachelblake.com.

At the bottom of the Stop Hanso page there is now a summary of an interesting conversation between Rachel and Mel0Drama, seems to be setting up what comes next...tomorrow I suppose.

Thanks, yet again, to Yoshie66 for the tip!

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persephone.thehansfoundation.org updated

There's an upside-down talking head (that looks a bit like Sun if you ask me) that seems to be speaking backwards.

Update: I recorded the message and reversed it. It's a string of numbers. Here's the unreversed message.

Here's what I got for the string of numbers:

"101 118 105 100 101 110 116 32 97 103 101 110 100 97"

This string decodes as:

"evident agenda"

This must be a new password...or some other code for us to decipher. What do you think it means?

http://persephone.thehansofoundation.org

Note: The page will appear blank for a while...be patient.

Thanks again to Yoshie66

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thehansofoundation.org is down

Holy Shutdown, DJ Dan!

It looks like the IT department over at The Hanso Foundation finally grew a brain and shut down their Web site. Normally, you wouldn't let a "hacker" run wild on your site for over a month before doing something about it...but I guess those THF folks are a bit slow on the uptake. :)

Everyone now sees the site as being shut down, regardless of how many passwords they have entered in the different sections of the site. Clearing the flash cache doesn't bring it back to normal. It appears that this has been a major update to the site. The old flash "swf" file appears to have been totally replaced rather than just updated as on previous occaisions.

Perhaps this is the start of a new chapter in the battle between Persephone and THF.

Other sites at thehansofoundation.org are still up, including:

http://persephone.thehansofoundation.org
http://hole2.thehansofoundation.org
http://hole3.thehansofoundation.org
http://hole4.thehansofoundation.org

By the way, if you miss THF.org, go here. You may have to right-click and choose "play" if it gets hung. Also, it won't work correctly if you have cleared the THF.org entry from the Flash cache.

Thanks to Yoshie66 for the tip.

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June 17, 2006

Rachel Blake

Is this the face of Persephone?

Update: As of June 19th, the video is no longer available at Monster.com. But don't worry, you can still view it here. Rumor has it that the video was either leaked or mistakenly released early.

A video, by Rachel Blake, has been posted to Monster.com (is she looking for a job?). Ms. Blake claims to be in Copenhagen on a fact-finding mission about the Hanso Foundation. She's even nice enough to show us the disguises she's going to use...clever! So, is she Persephone? Tell us what you think!

Tip: starhmjx, thanks!

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Recluse

Persephone's page has been updated. There are some items featured on the page:

Recorder
Envelope
Card
Lipstick
Umbrella
Scissors
Eraser
RECLUSE

You're gonna need that password...

Now, go to the Llama Elongation Project (LEP) at thehansofoundation.org. Usual song and dance...eventually you'll need another password. Try "belt sander". When that doesn't work, try "sander". Finally, try "zander"...

WHAMMO! Madrid! Infarction! Wild Goose Chase! As you already know, your name is Hanso!

Who is Hanso? What is Hanso? Where is Hanso? How is Hanso? Hello, I'm Johnny Cash! Why? Why? Why? Cry, cry, cry... Zyztem Vailure Zander? THF.org Closed! You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here!

Thanks again to starhmjx for the tip.

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DJ Dan is Sublyme!

1. Go to Sublymonal.
2. Type in "BigD".
3. Listen to DJ Dan's latest Podcast.
4. OBEY!

Thanks to Explosivo for the tip.

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DJ Dan

We hope DJ Dan will always be around. If he ever leaves, we'll miss him so. Here's the link to his Podcast. Cherish it, listen to it over and over. Bask in the glory of his magical voice...

Thanks to starhmjx and Explosivo for the tips.

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Conspiraspies

A while back, some things were written about DJ Dan. Apparently, "The Man" didn't like those things and tried to shut us down. But we're still here. To clear the air, we would like to release the following statement:

DJ Dan is great. We really really like DJ Dan. We hope he lives a really long and really happy life. Really.

Speaking of DJ Dan, his site was updated on June 13. But (surprise, surprise) the Podcast link doesn't lead to a Podcast. Instead it leads to retrieversoftruth.com. Anyway, if you look at the bottom of the podcast archive page, you'll find an icon that looks like a big ol' radio antenna. That radio tower is linked to a magical page full of wonder and mystery. From page get password, Tarzan. Got it? Great!

You'll need that password for what comes next...

Head for the Elastic Robot Initiative (ERI) on THF.org. Click on the green monster that is attacking Earth (Hey, if that black cloud can be a monster...). Right about know you should get a message that says, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash" (or maybe Persephone). Johnny (Persephone) will ask you for a "magic word". Try "abracadabra". When that doesn't work, try "open sesame". No luck? How about "please". Now that you're crying and you hate us, try "conspiraspies".

BAM! Radio towers! Mittelwerk! Abnormal growths! Koreans! Johnny Cash! (okay, maybe there's no Johnny Cash--did you know that his brother Tommy Cash is on tour doing a tribute show? Sadly it looks like he won't be coming to Hansoland.)

Thanks to starhmjx for the tip.

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Standby

Big updates under work...thanks for your patience!

Hey, if Persephone can do it, why can't we? :)

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June 13, 2006

New Clue: Mental Health Appeal updated

The Mental Health Appeal section of thehansofoundation.org has been updated. Go to the "inquire today" box. The password is "light sequence again". It will lead you to a complaint letter sent to the Dr. "Evil" Mittelwerk from the director of the Vik Institute. Afterwards, you'll have a chance to play a "Simon"-type game where you must imitate the patterns displayed on the computer screen. Supposedly you get a chocolate bar if you correctly match a 42-step pattern. :)

Many thanks to starhmjx for the tip.

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June 12, 2006

New clue: hole4.thehansofoundation.org

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There's a new clue in The Lost Experience. Persephone's "hacked" Web page, persephone.thehansofoundation.org, has been updated with a new code:

43 49 32 116 105 109 101 108 101 115 115 32 116 111 103 101 116 104 101 114

This decodes as: "+1 timeless together"

The "+1" refers to hole 3 + 1 which equals...hole 4, as in hole4.thehansofoundation.org. We're not yet certain about the meaning of "timeless together". We welcome your suggestions

If you go to hole4.thehansofoundation.org you'll find the picture shown at the beginning of this article.

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June 08, 2006

No clues on Saturday?

A man selling ice cream, singing Italian songs...

It has come to our attention that a new TLE clue has never been revealed on a Saturday. Saturday is the only day of the week that has this distiction. So Persephone, Hansotites, Countrymen...we dare you to reveal a clue this Saturday. Come on, you don't have the guts!

Namaste,

The Voice of Hansoland

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Sublymonal - Shake it Don't Break it

Time to get your Clockwork Orange fix on at Sublymonal again. You will notice a code flash quickly. Here is the rundown on codes:

Listen or Pulse
Gives you a chance to hear the latest from Talib Kweli coutesty of Warner Brothers Records

Scan
E-bay acution for some day-glo "Sublymonal kicks". The Nike Air Zoom Huarache 64's are painted by an artist named Solomon Schlomo.

Tongue
Blue Man Group type thing - type in a word and they act out the letters

Spray or Whatthe or Whatthe?
A flash video of the word Lymon blowing up after you hit a button

Sprite
"Good" Now say it again

Beauty
Shows a link to Wikipedia's beauty page and a voice says not to add your girlfriend's name

Belly or Defib
YouTube video of sumo wrestlers

Gulp or Chill
YouTube video of the guy with a lemon & a lime on his eyes

If you watch the video on YouTube's site you will note the following message from the creator, Lymonatrix:

W-h-e-n t-h-i-n-g-s s-l-o-w d-o-w-n y-o-u s-e-e m-o-r-e

So if you slow down the flashing images on either video you can see more code words. The only one that we had not found before was:

Bentley
Links to a new song by Fonzworth Bentley.

Let us know if you find any others that work.

As always, thanks Explosivo

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June 07, 2006

Time's Up!

The mystery login...

So now the Institute for Genomic Advancement page at thehansofoundation.org has been updated. There's no countdown timer anymore. Now there's a mystery login, a mystery man, and a mystery shark...

...the mystery man

...the mystery shark

Namaste,

The Voice of Hansoland

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Vincent can read your mind!

Use the force, Rover!

He is the eye in the sky, looking at you...Vincent can read your mind. That's right sports fans, it's a new Lost Experience site.

Retrieversoftruth.com is the place to go for all of your tele-bark-netic needs. A picture is worth a thousand words, so here are some pictures AND some words! Hot damn!

Hmm, that's sponsor logo looks mighty familiar...

I thought it was Lord Manning of Peyton...oh, well

Sign up for their newsletter, just use your first name (hint: pretend you're the "King of Country Gospel")

Porter Wagoner is the King of Country Gospel

Whut? Crazy Dog Cult? Who? Us? Never!

Thanks and a BIG shout out to our main man Explosivo for the tip!

Namaste,

The Voice of Hansoland

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June 06, 2006

The Final Countdown

We're headed for Venus...

A countdown timer has appeared on The Hanso Foundation Web site. It appears to be from our old pal Persephone.

But what does it all mean? Is Persephone counting down to the opening kickoff of the World Cup or is she counting down to the End of the World as we Know it?

Under the "Institute for Genomic Advancement" section of thehansofoundation.org the word 'disease' is highlighted. Clicking it will reveal a groovy new message from Persephone.

Maybe it's cuz I'm on no sleep... Having trouble breaking through... I'm gonna need more time.

Looks like in addition to being a "leet" hacker, Persephone is also a poet. But that's not all hair metal fans! We also get a super-cool, outrageous "final countdown" timer to gawk at and scream about.

Finally, which is your favorite hit from Swedish 80s glam rockers Europe? "Carrie", "Cherokee", or "The Final Countdown"? Be sure to leave your comments and let us know...before it's too late!

The smoking fish and everyone here at Hansoland would like to thank BigDog7879 and Leonard Bernstein for the tips.

Namaste,

Mr. Fisk
Hansoland
http://www.hansoland.com

Keep on smokin' in the Waterworld, my minions. Bless Kevin Costner and all those who sail in him!

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June 05, 2006

Did Dr. Candle have a part time job?

If you drink, don't operate.

One of our frequent contributors, Explosivo has pointed us in the direction of St. Sebastian Hospital or more specifically, the hospital's intranet site.

User name: 76534-25

password: candle

Just in case you have forgotten, Jack and his father worked at St. Sebastian and according to one of the files in the upload directory, so did a M. Candle. Apparently a reference to none other than Marvin Candle who's IMDB credits include the much acclaimed Swan orientation film (and the owner of the username and password we used to access the site.) Of course he went by Mark Wickman in the Pearl orientation video.

Anyway, there is some interesting info available on their intranet.

There is a purported e-mail exchange with ABC's Speaker posted on Lostpedia. According to the message, the St. Sebastian site is a fake.

The site is registered via GoDaddy, but that might just be a red herring. While is has a link to the Disney terms of use page, this does not really prove anything either.

Back to the list of employees, it certainly seems fairly short for a hospital, but maybe it was just a sub-set of employees??? While the numbers are fuzzy, Jack's seem to be close the ones that appeared on his ID badge shown during the second season.

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June 02, 2006

Persephone has found a 3rd hole

One of our loyal readers Explosivo has pointed out a new message from Persephone.

... there is now +1 on persephone's site which means
http://hole3.thehansofoundation.org

which when overlaid on the other one from hole2 gives you D20 and save me.

D20 is heavy water. It’s the scientific name for it, go to the worldwide wellness thing, and go to the press release, and click the link on the world miracle.
type in the password Heavy Water and enjoy.

Alright, did everybody follow that?

A quick point of clarification: once you follow Explosivo's instructions to the WWPDP Press Release page you can find the word "miracle" is toward the end of the second line of the second paragraph.

D20 is the scientific abbreviation for deuterium oxide, also known as Heavy Water.
That's right, the Lost Experience and Hansoland can be both fun and educational!

I'm not really a big fan of the microfilm machine. It was kind of tough to spin the knobs via my laptop mouse! Also, if the article was from May of this year, why can't we get a nice digital copy instead of the microfilm circa 1950?

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DJ Dan: Shutting Down the Man or Shaking Down the Man?

There is some more info from of our second favorite conspiracy theorist (behind the one and only Art Bell) DJ Dan. Hit his Podcast Archive and click 6/01. Up pops our handy compass courtesy of Jeep.

This was the first time that I noticed the tag at the top of the page "Permissum Vestri Complector Rector Vos". I took Latin in high school, but I have no idea what it says. But apparently even Latin experts are somewhat stumped due to the poor grammar so I don't feel too bad. Anyway, it is the rough equivalent of "Let the compass guide your footsteps". In other words, no major clue.

Back to the compass... Using the same 108 degree technique from before we are able to "hack" back into the Hanso Foundation network. It looks roughly the same, but there is an addition of owelles/ just above pthompson. I suppose this should invoke Orson Welles. Beyond the Lost related names, I tried to guess if any of the the others are clues. The only one that might be close is mwilliam which could be Matt Williams, either the baseball player or the executive producer of Roseanne and Home Improvement among others. But I doubt it.

Within the owelles folder there are two files. The first is interesting, the second takes you to the website for the 2007 Jeep Compass.

The first file is a link to a DJ Dan podcast with images on YouTube.

The words certainly don't match the images. Apparently someone thinks that Dan is the biggest sell-out since Shaquille O'Neal's, Neon Bodeaux in Blue Chips. And who is DJ Dave?

Thanks to william for mentioning the latest compass - DJ Dan connection

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June 01, 2006

Mathematical Forecasting Initiative

Our good friends over at the Hanso Foundation have added some content to the Mathematical Forecasting Initiative section of their site. All you need to do is click the forecasting map at the bottom and you will get started.

You will find that the Foundation is quite active around the world. And for some reason they decided to include random trivia questions on their site. You all know how to use Google as well as we do, but I will go ahead and save you a little time. Here are the answers:
US ($): 42,000
Italy (syringe): 10.4
Sudan (person): 2.55

Once you answer the questions, you will notice a new circle appear on the map. Click it for a memo from the Survivor aka Peter Thompson.

And don't miss the hidden link in China. I wonder if that comment is in regards to our good buddy Persephone?

Thanks to Explosivo and AshnMel who posted some comments related to the map on the DJ Dan Memorial entry

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May 26, 2006

DJ Dan: Taking a break over Memorial Day weekend?

Apparently DJ Dan has decided to take a little time off from his conspiracy ranting.

When we were first introduced to his site he had one podcast posted and promised another on 5/26. Well, now that it is May 26, he has changed the date of the next podcast to 6/1.

He must be on his way to Roswell, Graceland, or maybe Disney World for a little well deserved R&R over the long Memorial Day weekend. Afterall, it is hard work to manage a website that is updated once a month. Here's to you, buddy!

But there has been an interesting tweak:
At the bottom of the podcast page, take a look at the graphics, notice anything?

On the top row, fifth over you will see some dots blink under the helmet thing. If you take a close look you will see that the grey text says "code: persephone" and there is a link to Sublymonal.

Follow the link and use the password. You will also notice several other passwords flashing across the screen. You should probably try them out too.

The source code has an interesting message:

So, listen to Persephone and look at the plane. Notice anything that looks familiar? On a completely unrelated note, how many minutes do the Losties have to input the numbers? Anyway, try entering what you see on the plane as a password.

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May 25, 2006

Hugh on Jimmy

He's no Adam Carolla! Thanks for nothing, Jimbo!

First, the "Hugh" on Jimmy Kimmel does not look like the photo online. He claims that the image was actually of his predecessor.

This looked like a lame Saturday Night Live skit. Like a pathetic publicity stunt to help Jimmy Kimmel in his nightly battle vs. Letterman and Leno.

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May 24, 2006

Hanso Careers

Need a job?

Tonight's Hanso ad came via Monster.com and pointed us to the Hanso Careers website. You can also see a link on the bottom of the main Hanso Foundation page.

There are five job openings right now:

Personal Assistant to Thomas Mittelwerk

Organ Courier

Art Therapist/Psychologist

Simian Veterinarian

Anger Management Director

There is a hidden link at the bottom of each job description. Just click Edit, Select All in your toolbar to reveal the link or click here.

Back on the job postings, did you notice anything interesting? How about some text in a slightly different font?

Well, as always we are here to save you a little time if you would like. Here are the letters:

y a m l e m A n s L u t
Ah, another anagram: Inmate Asylum

So if you follow the "Secret Link" you can use our new password to find some new info.

To clarify, this is the fabled "Board of Directors" password. You don't need to type in a user name.

At long last, the Board of Directors password is revealed!

Have fun

Thanks to Neil P. for sending a tip about this one.

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May 23, 2006

Hugh McIntyre Speaks

At long last, the Hanso Foundation will have a chance to publiclly address the charges asserted in Bad Twin. None other than our boy, Hugh McIntyre will be on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday night. This will be a chance for Hugh aka The Mouth Piece to set the record straight about the Foundation's attempts to save the earth and expose the "lies" in Bad Twin. Beyond the Hanso commercials it is proabably the first mass media attempt to promote the Lost Experience as we head into the summer.

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May 22, 2006

A mouse relies on hole number 2

Eraserhead

Of course, we all remember that, "a mouse does not rely on just one hole". And now we also know that, "2". Um, whatever that means...

Turns out, what it means is that we should all start relying on hole number 2 as in http://hole2.thehansofoundation.org. If you look there now you'll see a weird picture that looks kind of like what might have happened if JFK Jr. got in a fight with a giant eraser and the eraser won.

The name of the picture file is "q9als2002.gif". Perhaps the filename is a clue?

As always, we welcome your thoughts on the matter.

The rest of this article contains our analysis of the image.

-The gif file does not appear to have an embedded ASCII message
-Mr. Fisk's steganalysis determined that there is most likely not an encoded message hidden within the bits of the image.
-The colormap is only two bits, too small to hold a message.
-Some commentators believe there is a message painted in just above the hairline of the figure that spells "IM IVINT"

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Persephone's site: "2"

"2", what a terrific number!

The message at http://persephone.thehansofoundation.org, now reads simply: "2". At least there doesn't seem to be any message to decode this time, but perhaps it is a clue of some sort. Let us know if you have any ideas.

Thanks to "warthog" for notifying us of this change.

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May 19, 2006

Save Joop!

They've even got t-shirts!

SaveJoop.com has launched and they're on a mission to save Joop the Orangutan! This is definitely NOT an official TLE site. But it definitely IS a very clever idea. So, pay them a visit and sign their petition to...save Joop!

And when you're done there, why not hop on over to Greeniture, for great information about green living in the real world.

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I'm a Survivor

I'm a survivor!

Well, it looks like our buddy Peter Thompson decided to hide a little something on this management bio too. You will note a series of semi-transparent letters flashing across the screen. It is yet another anagram puzzle. This one yields: Survivor Guilt

I guess this might have something to do with his brush with cancer in his pre-Hanso days. In addition to the flashing letters, there is one of those handy login boxes we all love, but if you input Survivor Guilt you only get the “Sorry, unknown user” message.

The trick is to…

… move your mouse just below the bottom-left corner of Peter’s flashing photo. You mouse arrow will change to a cursor icon. Click, then type "Survivor Guilt", then Enter.

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May 18, 2006

Persephone's back

Here's the new message from Persephone:

106 103 157 162 235 45 122 202 39 122 26 39 162 218 222 151 42 39 142 87 168 186

We believe this is possibly an anagram encoded in Base64. It decodes to read, "a mouse does not rely on just one hole". You have to force it a little bit by changing one "g" to an "s". But I think that's the best we're gonna get.

Okay, so assuming we've solved it...what is the significance of the decoded message?

Opinions? Please post your suggested solutions as comments or e-mail to tips@hansoland.com.

Thanks and Namaste,

The Voice of Hansoland

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Where can you obey your thirst? Only in a Jeep!

Why is the smoking fish helping us?

Right, so you saw last night's episode and found out that you should go to letyourcompassguideyou.com.

NOTE: If you had been good little children and listened to the Voice of Hansoland, then you would have gotten that clue hours ahead of the broadcast.

And now, let us proceed with the brainwa...I mean uh, looking at the new clues.

So, you're walking in the park minding your own business when all of the sudden the Lords of Kobol appear and command you to go look at some Jeep ads! What to do? Never fear, Mulder, as always you can turn to the smoking fish for answers. Pay close attention, here's how you will find the sacred Jeep adverts:

First, drink a six pack of the beverage of your choice (aloe vera soda would be a fine choice, but it's up to you). Then put a paper bag over your head. Be sure to cut eye holes. Also, you'll be feel more comfortable if you cut a mouth hole. If you need instructions, here they are.

You look marvellous!

Next, look at the three pictures at the top of our main page. Look at them quickly one after another, repeat this over and over.

When you're done staring at the clown, go to the Hanso Foundation. Find your way to the Electromagnetofiddelyfoo section (that's ERI for short).

Hey is that a new picture? What's with that screwy date?

Take a little while to figure this bit out for yourself.

Right, now that you have the unlocked the KEY TO THE COSMOS, make your way down the dark and winding staircase and find the BRIDGEKEEPER, or just click that little compass-like thingy that appears on the screen.

At this point, depending on which kind of six pack you drank, you may be feeling sleepy and having trouble concentrating. If so, go take a nap. You probably won't want to sleep wearing the paper bag, so it's okay to take it off now. But keep it handy.

When you awake, feeling refreshed, if there is someone in the bed with you, find the paper bag and put it over their head. If they wake up during this process, yell loudly, "no, I won't do it" and act like an unseen force is persecuting you.

Get thee behind me, Lymon

Now back to business, clean up the area around your computer. Then have a look at letyourcompassguideyou.com.

Okay, okay, just calm down, stop frantically clicking everywhere. Put your mouse over E and move it around 1 or 2 centimeters down. Now, you can click.

What happens if I click on the 108?

So now, we're in the /usr directory. You'll want to have a look through all of those pretty folders. Great Scotch(you'll find it's Widmore's favorite, in fact), I mean Scott! Does Orson Welles have his own folder here? And who is mwilliam? Wouldn't you like to know.

War of the Lost Worlds

Alright, Hugh and Peter, man. Hugh and Peter.

Bam! Jeep adverts, letters from DaimlerChrysler, etc. Through all this we find out that Hugh and Pete pretty sloppy when it comes to using a copy machine/scanner. They also like to redact their documents, before they scan them, so that they can't read seemingly important words.

Apparently whatever nasty business THF has been up to in Zambia or Korea or Hansoland(???) DC doesn't want to touch it. Not even with a $1000-undercarriage-treatment pole.

It seems that McIntyre is fond of really old Jeep adverts. Why??? Well, it's rumored that McIntyre reads Playboy for the ads.

If you poke around enough, you will find a code that you can use to unlock some SHOCKING (sorry) evidence of Hugh McIntyre's torrid love affair. Apparently he and his mistress enjoy looking at ads together while they drink Champagne that is around the same age as the ads.

Oh well, at least now we know the real reason he couldn't make it to the barbecue.

Scandal! Drama! Buy a Jeep!

Namaste,

Mr. "The Mouthpiece" Fisk

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May 17, 2006

Let Your Compass Guide You

Hey Folks,

There has been a lot of activity in the world of "The Lost Experience" today. We're still in the process of analyzing all of it, and Mr. Fisk will bring you a full report later...but here is a quick summary.

There have been some changes at the Hanso Foundation. Poke around the different projects and see if you find something new. Be sure to "Let Your Compass Guide You".

If you need some help, you might find a clue (or even 2) on our main page somewhere...

Or just watch tonight's lost, maybe it will help you find your bearings.

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Standby

Persephone to the World: "standby"

Persephone is back with an exciting message :
"115 116 97 110 100 98 121" which decodes to read "standby". Wow!

This signals that the creative team behind The Lost Experience is currently experiencing writer's block. So, creative team, here's my advice: try to relax, go for a walk, have some herbal tea. Then, fly to Vegas and blow all your money. When you come back, you'll be bursting with new ideas. I guarantee it, or my name's not Mr. Fisk.

Another possibility is that Ryan "Master of Suspense" Seacrest is the brains behind all of this. Read that last sentence again out loud.

Here's an interesting pearl of wisdom that you're not likely to hear anywhere else: To a Finnish person, the name Persephone reads like "Assphone". "Perse" in Finnish, means "ass". Which is where the Security department at The Hanso Foundation must have their heads. Come on guys, you let a hacker take over your site for weeks at a time? All this leads me to conclude the following:

To reduce costs, The Hanso Foundation has placed Joop, or possibly Ryan Seacrest, the Seventh Horseman of the Apocalypse , in charge of Information Security.

Namaste,

Mr. Fisk ...Or am I???

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May 16, 2006

Is Hanso Frozen in Arizona?

Get yer ice cold Hanso!

So, the aforementioned DJ Dan, claims that Alvar Hanso is cryogenically frozen in a Hanso Foundation lab in Arizona.

I've got one problem with this idea. Is Arizona really the best place to remain frozen??? I think it would be much easier to "keep his cool" in his native Denmark.

But what do you think? Call us at 1 (949) 273-0815 and let us know! OR just leave a comment here.

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New Clue: DJ Dan Web site

Reference to djdan.am hidden in page source

There is a new clue in the Lost Experience. Today a reference to the DJ Dan Web site was added to the Hanso Foundation Web site. The DJ Dan site contains a podcast with commentary about the whereabouts of Alvar Hanso, among other things. The statements in the podcast appear to be just "conspiracy theories". But, everything happens for a reason, right Locke?

Anyway, DJ Dan is sort of like Art Bell on some of Rush Limbaugh's medication. There is even a link to Bell's "Coast to Coast AM" Web site. There are also some other links, perhaps some fake sites mixed in among them, but it requires further investigation.

Namaste,

Mr. Fisk

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May 15, 2006

New to The Lost Experience?

Consider this as your orientation. There will be a test!

Just in case you're new to The Lost Experience and have no idea what we're on about (sometimes we don't even know) here are some links to some great introductory information:

http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Lost_Experience
http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Lost_Experience_clues
http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/Timeline_-_The_Lost_Experience
http://www.watermarkcommunity2.org/files/student_weekone.pdf

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Alvar Hanso Unmasked!

The shocking true identity of Alvar Hanso is revealed!

I knew it! I suspected that damned mouse all along!

In other news, Thomas Mittlewerk is a duck that doesn't wear pants!

Okay, okay, here is a real link about the identity of Alvar Hanso that you may find interesting.

NOTE: Please forgive us. We couldn't resist. But you know, on some level it is true that Mickey is the man (or mouse) behind the curtain. Think about it...but not for too long.

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More info on Peter Thompson’s e-mail

Relax...Concentrate on nothing but Peter Thompson...You are getting very sleepy...

As noted earlier some readers believe that they have received an e-mail from Peter Thompson via gmail. The e-mail arrived after they visited a site purportedly for Paik Heavy Industries (www.paik-heavy.com/namaste.htm). A closer look at this site's WHOIS info reveals that it is indeed a fake.

The registrant is Thomas Callahan (the same name as the author of what became known as the Pelican Brief in John Grishom’s novel by the same name.) Tom Callahan was also the name of Chris Farley's character in Tommy Boy (he was Tommy Boy and his father was Big Tom).

The address given is actually the info for the Brookings Institution, a Washington DC think-tank. And they do not have any employees with the last name Callahan, so please don’t bother calling.

The phone number is a DC area code, but the rest is obviously fake: 202-111-2222.

In conclusion, the site was probably created by someone in the DC area that may have just picked a random Massachusetts Avenue address. We would not recommend joining their mailing list or following their linking instructions.

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More Hugh McIntyre replies

Order & Progress

A few days ago, we reported on a reply we got from Hugh McIntyre of the Hanso Foundation. Now a blogger in Brazil has posted a reply that he got from McIntyre as well.

Namaste,

Mr. Fisk

This post is about The Lost Experience, a virtual reality game based on the Lost television series.

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Peter Thompson e-mails: Fake?

NOTE: In my opinion, there is no reason to believe that this anything other than an attempt by some viral marketers to gather e-mail addresses and boost the rankings of their pages in search engines. I definitely think this has nothing to do with the official Lost Experience alternate reality game. But, you're free to see for yourself.

We've been getting reports for the past few days about Peter Thompson secretly communicating through a Gmail address. Apparently, this communication is related to a certain Web site, supposedly having something to do with Paik Heavy Industries.

Visitors who go to www.paik-heavy.com/namaste.htm will find a strange sort of "help wanted" ad. If you follow the link you're taken to a sign-up form. After submitting your name and e-mail using the form, you'll get an e-mail from someone claiming to be Peter Thompson thanking you for your help and possibly giving additional instructions.

The additional instructions that I've seen, mention linking a certain web page on a public site. No doubt, this is an attempt to boost the rank of the page in search engines such as Google, which rank pages according to the number of other pages that link to them.

Namaste,

Mr. Fisk

This post was about The Lost Experience. An alternate reality game based on the Lost television show.

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Valenzetti Equation

Who needs Valenzetti, when you've got Valens?

Check out the Wiki’s take on the Valenzetti Equation. It is part of the Lost Expereience, but I don’t know much more at this point other than Gary Troup's first book was The Valenzetti Equation.

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May 13, 2006

We want your Hugh McIntyre e-mails!

If anyone out there has received e-mails from hugh.mcintyre@thehansofoundation.org we would love to see them. Please forward your e-mails (preferably as an attachment to preserve the headers) to tips@hansoland.com. We will analyze the replies we get and hopefully post a story with our findings.

Also, feel free to bcc: tips@hansoland.com on any e-mails you send to hugh.mcintyre@thehansofoundation.org

Thanks and Namaste!

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Dr. Burnsides replies to Hugh McIntyre

Dr. Burnsides, I presume

Dr. Burnsides has been kind enough to keep us in the loop concerning his ongoing communication with Hugh McIntyre of the Hanso Foundation. As you may recall, last week Dr. Burnsides invited Mr. McIntyre to a barbecue. Mr. McIntyre replied that he was too busy to make it. Now Dr. Burnsides (who appears to hate Dr. Mittelwerk) has replied back to Mr. McIntyre...who killed Col. Mustard in the library with the candlestick!

Okay, here is the new message from Dr. Robert T. Burnsides to Mr. Hugh McIntyre:

Note: Dr. Burnsides is our own fictional character that we are using to communicate with The Lost Experience characters. We'll post more about his back story later.

------------------------------ Original Message ------------------------------
Subject: Re: Barbeque
From: "Dr. Robert T. Burnsides"
Date: Fri, May 12, 2006 7:29 am
To: hugh.mcintyre@thehansofoundation.org
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Hugh,

No worries! I'm sure you'll make it next time. I'm concerned about you Hugh,
you just don't seem like yourself lately. What's up? Did you have another
fight with Mittelwerk? That rat bastard! Want me to take care of it?

Namaste,

Robby

> Dear Dr. Burnsides,
>
> Unfortunately I will not be able to attend your function this weekend.
> My work is rather demanding as I have devoted my life to the success
> of the projects we are performing at the Hanso Foundation.
>
> Namaste,
> Hugh McIntyre
>
>
>

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May 12, 2006

New Clue from The Hanso Foundation

Here's the latest from The Hanso Foundation:

Go here and see what you can find. Note: Mr. McIntyre is putting out sloppy work, doesn't he even proofread his angry letters before he sends them out?

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Replies from Hugh McIntyre?

Did anyone else get a reply from Hugh McIntyre? If you've gotten a reply, leave a comment and let us know!

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Hanso Foundation's Webmail server!

The Hanso Foundation supports open source software!

From examining the headers of the e-mail "Hugh McIntyre" sent to "Dr. RT" we can see that The Hanso Foundation has a Webmail server running at the following address: http://webmail.thehansofoundation.org.

It's still unclear if this server is meant to be a part of The Lost Experience. We'll keep you posted.

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Hugh McIntyre can't make it to the barbecue.

Just look at what you're missing, Hugh!

Last Saturday, I invited Hugh McIntyre of The Hanso Foundation to a barbecue:

------------------------------ Original Message ------------------------------

Subject: Barbeque
From: "Dr. Robert T. Burnsides"
Date: Sat, May 6, 2006 7:24 pm
To: Hugh.McIntyre@thehansofoundation.org
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Hi Hugh,

We're having a barbeque next weekend at our place to celebrate my team's
recent breakthrough. We would love it if you could join us. Let me know if you
can make it. We're looking forward to seeing you!

Best regards,

Robert

Today, he replied:

------------------------------ Original Message ------------------------------

Subject: Barbeque
From: hugh.mcintyre@thehansofoundation.org
Date: Thu, May 11, 2006 11:17 pm
To: "Dr. Robert T. Burnsides"
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Dear Dr. Burnsides,

Unfortunately I will not be able to attend your function this weekend.
My work is rather demanding as I have devoted my life to the success
of the projects we are performing at the Hanso Foundation.

Namaste,
Hugh McIntyre

Strange. I've never known Hugh to turn down free beer. Oh, I guess I didn't mention that in the e-mail... Anyway that's too bad. I was really looking forward to seeing good ol' Hugh.

He really has been acting strange lately. He hasn't been returning my calls, and now I think he may have even changed his number. I wonder if he's avoiding me? Come to think of it...maybe he's upset with me for having a barbecue at such a difficult time. Perhaps he questions my devotion to The Hanso Foundation... Well, at any rate, we all know I'm more devoted than that slacker "Dr. Work Ethic" Mittelwerk. Work ethic...my ass.

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