June 2006 Archives

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.

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!

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

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!

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.

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".

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!

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

Thanks YoShie!

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!

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!

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.

Is this Alvar Hanso's love child?

Here's a new DJ Dan Podcast for you.

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

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?

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

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

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!

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

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.

We're adding lots of new features to Hansoland. We're still putting on the finishing touches, but sign up to our newsletter and we'll let you know when everything's ready.

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!

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...

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

Thanks to Explosivo for the tip.

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.

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...

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

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

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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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.

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

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

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...

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!

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.

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.

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

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?

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

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