Recently in The Lost Experience Category

ATTENTION ALL RECRUITS
RE: CONFIRMATION OF LAUNCH DATE FOR VOLUNTEER TESTING

Hans Van Eeghen is a dude

I am pleased to announce that, following an extensive security audit of all departments within the Dharma Initiative, I am totally satisfied that DharmaWantsYou.com is now secure. As a result I am able to confirm a date for the commencement of our latest volunteer testing program.

Visit www.dharmawantsyou.com to confirm the launch date.

I have heard from many of you in recent weeks via email asking what will be assessed in the program and what the nature of our latest research is. I have found your enthusiasm and relentless curiosity extremely endearing. However, in the interests of maintaining the integrity of the testing process, I cannot be forthcoming on these enquiries.

Despite this, I would like to affirm to you all that I am extremely optimistic about these upcoming evaluations and believe that they will yield recruits of the highest caliber.

Good luck to all applicants.

Together we can guide the world to a better tomorrow.

Namaste,

Hans Van Eeghen
Head of Recruiting
The Dharma Initiative

i am on the inside

Great Randolph Scott! It appears RuckusGuy is stuck inside the dharmawantsyou.com Web server. In addition to the "hack" of said Web site chronicled in the video above. We have also received a singing telegram and one of those planes with the banner trailing behind it with a message on it from RuckusGuy to inform us of the fact that he is indeed "on the inside". While we are well pleased with the canned ham that accompanied the singing telegram (it was very delicious), we are deeply concerned that our dear friend RuckusGuy has shoehorned himself into a computer.

RuckusGuy, we are all here because we love you and we want the best for you. It hurts us to see you behaving so carelessly, staying out all night, jumping into strange computers. While it may be warm inside that Web server, it is only a superficial warmth that can't compare to the feeling you'll get when you're once again safe in the arms of your friends and family. So RuckusGuy, please just come out of the computer and come on home.

ATTENTION ALL RECRUITS
RE: SECURITY BREACH AT COMIC-CON 2008

May I have your attention please?

As many of you may be aware there have been a number of security breaches in recent days related to the nature of the Dharma Initiative's latest research.

This included the unauthorized release of sensitive video documentation during a sponsored panel discussion with the makers of the TV show "LOST" at Comic-Con 2008 in San Diego. Consequently, the person responsible for this breach, a promising recruit by the name of Dan Bronson, has been expelled from the volunteer program and had his Dharma membership permanently revoked. Furthermore, the Dharma Initiative has withdrawn their sponsorship from "LOST".

The Dharma Initiative must stress that the video material leaked at Comic-Con 2008 was viewed entirely out of context. Furthermore, the way in which the material was presented utterly distorted its significance and credibility as scientific data.

The Dharma Initiative is extremely disappointed with this outcome and has ordered a security audit of all departments. As part of this audit the DharmaWantsYou recruiting website will undergo a security upgrade in the next few days.

Upon completion of this upgrade a date will be announced for the official commencement of Volunteer Assessments.

All recruits are reminded that the unauthorized release of confidential information pertaining to the details of your activities within the Dharma Initiative will result in instant dismissal from the volunteer program.

Namaste.
Hans Van Eeghen
Head of Recruiting
The Dharma Initiative.

So, I thought it would be prudent at this juncture to introduce you, my beloved readers, to the main players in the Dharma Initiative Octagon Global Recruiting recruitment project. So without further Freddy Adu, here they are.

Number One: Hans Van Eeghen

First up is my main man, Hans Van Eeghen, also known as "The Eggstractor"

What are you gonna do when the eggstractor goes wild on you?

The things you need to now about Hans are: he's some kind of European, he suffers from painful anal fissures that complicate his bowel movements, and he's VERY high in cholesterol, so don't eat him more than a couple times a week.

Numero Dos: Honda Big RuckusGuy

What's the big ruckus?

Usually simply referred to as "RuckusGuy" this "Guy" is really just Rachel Blake with Rollie Fingers mustache.

What Rollie does in his free time is really none of my business

Last but not least: Secret Squirrel

How these two jackasses get anything done is beyond me

Secret Squirrel plays a key role in "The Project". However, the nature of this clandestine critter's involvement with the Dharma Initiative is not yet fully understood.

Alrighty, now that you're some kind of expert about "The Project", send Hans an e-mail with some tips about how he can soothe his aching bunghole.

Do you feel lucky Hans?

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?

This is the "bluetooth" "dharmawantsyou" "video" "that" "was"...oops, secret-squirrel-ly distributed at ComicCon as revealed by (Honda Big) RuckusGuy. And if I were to buy a motor scooter I'm sure the Honda Big Ruckus would be near the top of the short, short list of candidates.

He wants what he wants

I just received a new e-mail message from international man of mystery Hans Van Eeghen. Here is the text of the message:

THE DHARMA INITIATIVE WANTS YOU!

Recruiting Volunteers NOW.
Join the Dharma Initiative's latest groundbreaking research project.

Visit www.dharmawantsyou.com and complete an 'Eligibility Test'.
Our innovative research has brought together some
of the brightest minds on the planet.
And we'd like you to join us.

APPLY TODAY.
HELP GUIDE THE WORLD TO A BETTER TOMORROW.

ATTENTION ALL RECRUITS
DHARMA HEAD OF RECRUITING TO ATTEND LAUNCH

Octagon Global Recruiting, on behalf of the Dharma Initiative, is pleased to announce that Dharma's Head of Recruiting, Mr. Hans Van Eeghen, has confirmed his availability for the launch of our latest recruiting drive at Comic-Con 2008.

"My colleagues at Octagon Global Recruiting assure me that Comic-con hosts some of the brightest minds in the country," said Mr. Van Eeghen. "As Head of Recruiting it is my intention to personally assess the very best of this talent in the hope that they may join us."

The Dharma Initiative will be conducting eligibility assessments at Booth 3529 at Comic-Con, San Diego between July 24th - 27th.

If you are attending Comic-Con and would like to submit your name for a randomly selected drawing to secure one of ten (10) pre-release appointments with one of our recruiting officers, please click here.

The volunteer eligibility assessment will be available online from July 28th for a limited time at www.dharmawantsyou.com

The Dharma Initiative hopes you will spread the word. Invite your friends to join the team at www.octagonglobalrecruiting.com

THIS IS AN OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION OF THE DHARMA INITIATIVE:
This message and its attachments are confidential and may contain information which is protected by copyright. It is intended solely for the named addressee. If you are not the authorized recipient (or responsible for delivery of the message to the authorized recipient), you must not use, disclose, print, copy or deliver this message or its attachments to anyone. If you receive this email in error, please contact the sender immediately and permanently delete this message and its attachments from your system. Any content of this message and its attachments that does not relate to the official business of the Dharma Initiative or its subsidiaries must be taken not to have been sent or endorsed by any of them. No representation is made that this email or its attachments are without defect or that the contents express views other than those of the sender.

Just what am I talking about?

That's right, I'm back. Sorry to have kept you waiting. So then, what we have here is a another case of the mysterious web site.

Just what is Miles talking about? Just what is Octagon Global Recruiting all about? Fear not my friends, for I am here to (mis)guide and comfort you.

Who knows, we might even get "Hugh McIntyre" to show up at our barbecue this time.

Gobble Gobble,

Mr. Fisk

Everybody Wants You

San Diego, CA May 29, 2008 - The Dharma Initiative is a multidisciplinary research collective dedicated to improving the human condition through innovative scientific research. Our directors are recognized leaders in their fields, with distinguished research histories in a wide range of social and scientific disciplines.

A new research project is about to commence which will play a vital role in the furthering Dharma Initiative's objectives.

Octagon Global Recruiting, on behalf of the Dharma Initiative, requires research volunteers to assist in a range of unpaid positions.

Our national recruitment drive will commence in San Diego, California, July 24 - 27, 2008.

To apply for an unpaid position, or to simply learn more, please visit: http://www.octagonglobalrecruiting.com

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.

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.

u8egnce86.gif

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

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?

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.

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:

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.

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.

"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.

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.

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…

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

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.

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.

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.

Get yer ice cold Hanso!

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

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?

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:

The shocking true identity of Alvar Hanso is revealed!

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.

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.

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.