What happened to the Hanso Foundation site?
4 years, 7 months ago by AndreasRead more: The Hanso Foundation
I was planning to write a post about The Hanso Foundation some days ago, but the Hanso site was offline, so I figured I would check back later. I’ve been checking the site several times today, and it is still offline.
After doing some research, I found that it might be possible that the site is down for maintainance.
Does anyone know what’s going on?
Comment 1, posted 4 years, 6 months ago -
I suspect they could be updating it in regards to tonight’s episode.
Comment 2, posted 4 years, 6 months ago -
The site still doesn’t load over here. I wonder if they are intentionally keeping it offline.. one would think they would have fixed the site by now if it was taken down due to server problems.
Comment 3, posted 4 years, 6 months ago -
I’ve seen references of the being offline as far back as October. When is the last time it is known for sure to have been up?
Comment 4, posted 4 years, 6 months ago -
Hi, I’m a web developer.
I noticed a while back that they were having problem with the images. They were trying to implement some form of anti-linking measure that would prevent people linking to the hidden images on the site from another web site.
It was clear that they are utter novices and had messed it up completely (Because they’d used a silly technique for displaying the images on their own site, they couldn’t tell whether an image was being viewed from the Dharma site or another site, hence the broken images all over the place.)
So if they want to allow images to be viewed from the site but also block them when linked from other sites then they’re going to have to rewrite the site.
That would take some time, especially so considering they appear utterly clueless!
Comment 5, posted 4 years, 6 months ago -
Hey guys. Never saw that site you are refering to, but was directed to this site on Monday 20th Feb 06. here is the address – http://www.bigspaceship.com/archive/hanso/ – is the Hanso Foundation.
Comment 6, posted 4 years, 6 months ago -
Good find Dousty!
Big Spaceship is the design agency that made the site by the way, just so no-one mixes it up and figures the island is a big spaceship, hehe.
Comment 7, posted 4 years, 6 months ago -
According to register.com, thehansofoundation.org is owned by ABC, Inc. The site is definitly a marketing toy and it’s downtime is an obvious attempt to torture us. All we want are answers! I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.
Comment 8, posted 4 years, 6 months ago -
Been trying to access the hanso site for a while…..then i came across
http://emri.perception.net/
Its owned by disney too.
Comment 9, posted 4 years, 6 months ago -
Allan, the domain perception.net is not owned by Disney but by a Canadian interactive media company. I would say that that site is unofficial and made by a fan.
Comment 10, posted 4 years, 6 months ago -
It seems to me that the Hanso Foundation site is a legitimate site intended to supplement the show and was greenlighted by the creators of Lost to be made by Big Spaceship. Why would a multimedia company like that use any intellectual property from Lost to make a fake website? Sounds like something a crazy fan would do, but not something they would. Plus, the terms of use link on the bottom of the site takes you to ABC.
Comment 11, posted 4 years, 5 months ago -
Also, notice that the Big Spaceship link has the Hanso site under the subdirectory /archive? They must have been hired by JJ Abrams to make the site and they’re keeping the old one in the archive until the official site is finished being updated.
Comment 12, posted 4 years, 5 months ago -
Than So Lost, you are correct. The Hanso site is/was an official ABC site made to increase the interest in Lost.
Big Spaceship, which is a well known design agency, was indeed hired by ABC/Lost but probably not directly by JJ since I would assume he leaves that sort of thing to other people.
Comment 13, posted 4 years, 4 months ago -
http://www.bigspaceship.com/archive/hanso/mission.html
Comment 14, posted 4 years, 4 months ago -
Forgive me if I am rehashing previously discussed information, but has anyone else noticed the hidden info on the Hanso Foundation website? Using the bigspaceship.com link (the traditional Hanso Foundation address is still broken) and clicking on the picture of Alvar Hanso, a computer screen comes up and there is a brief exchange between an unknown person and someone calling himself “Mole.” After that, a letter with the sujbect line of “Hanso Life-Extension Project” appears.
http://www.bigspaceship.com/archive/hanso/alvarhanso.html
Comment 15, posted 4 years, 4 months ago -
Never mind. I just realized that I “found” info that has been known since November of last year. Guess I should turn in my junior gumshoe badge. Sorry.
Comment 16, posted 4 years, 4 months ago -
HornHiYo wrote:
No worries HornHiYo. We still haven’t figured out who the mole is, provided that there is one. I belive it’s either Libby, Henry (pretty obvious) or maybe Michael now that he has come back.
Comment 17, posted 4 years, 4 months ago -
Is my memory going? I don’t recall seeing the polar bears and other experiments in the video they see on the island.
Was this added just to the hidden video of Dr. Lefty on the website or was it there to begin with and I just don’t remember it?
Comment 18, posted 4 years, 4 months ago -
The site is back online now – http://thehansofoundation.org/
However, the only thing on the site is the word “Namaste”.
I am willing to bet that the site will be updated while we are watching the new episode tomorrow and that it will play a part in the interactive Lost experience that is to be launched.
Comment 19, posted 4 years, 4 months ago -
I know people have mentioned the similarity between Adrian Veidt’s island in Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s comic book THE WATCHMEN and Hanso’s Dharma Initiative, but has anyone seen similarities between the Hanso Foundation and NERV the organization in the Anime NEON GENESIS: EVANGELION? That show also had a lot of interesting developments similar to LOST. It seemed to be one kind of show, the “boy and his robot,” but quickly became a very strange and mystical exploration of the Apocalypse described in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Has anyone considered the possibility that Hanso and the Dharma Initiative may be in some way trying to create or delay some sort of apocalyptic event? We assume that the world outside the island is still running along smoothly, but really we have no idea what could be happening “back home.”
Comment 20, posted 4 years, 4 months ago -
Does anyone no the password when you log on to hanso website when it comes up with
please neter the password
Comment 21, posted 4 years, 4 months ago -
L8236 wrote:
Try “breakingstrain”
Comment 22, posted 4 years, 4 months ago -
i rang the hanso numba that came up on lost and it is real!
Comment 23, posted 4 years, 4 months ago -
You guys rock! We tried the password and it worked…it as really freaky…Whts it all about? Are we being brainwashed???
Comment 24, posted 4 years, 4 months ago -
Harlz rules wrote:
Whats the number…we didn’t see it???
Comment 25, posted 4 years, 4 months ago -
In Australia the number is 1800 22 77 17, not sure about what it would be in America, if it is different or not. It’s very weird..
Comment 26, posted 4 years, 4 months ago -
hey I can’t get anything to come up on the new hanso site, background, no words though. I’ve done all the flash updates and still nothing…help?!?!?! I have to see what’s on this site!!!!
Comment 27, posted 4 years, 4 months ago -
Ok so i rang the number and pressed two…it actually rang but i got crazy scared and hung up
Comment 28, posted 4 years, 4 months ago -
cRazy_ScaRed wrote:
has anyone gone further and let it ring??
Comment 29, posted 4 years, 4 months ago -
if you pur breaking strain as the password then send the gorilla (Joop) a message it goes from there
Comment 30, posted 4 years, 3 months ago -
does anyone no the login and password on the board of directors page??
Comment 31, posted 4 years, 3 months ago -
Hi all,
not sure if you’ve seen this:
http://oceanic-air.com/
http://oceanicairlines.com/
probably nothing to do with lost?
sapna.
Comment 32, posted 4 years, 3 months ago -
Sapna wrote:
if highlite hte writing on the right hand side of the page there is a message, “I survived a horrific plane crash and am stranded on an island somewhere Northeast of Australia and Southwest of Hawaii. In the event that I am never found, please forward word of my fate to my parents.” its defo got something to do with lost and its makers.
Comment 33, posted 4 years, 3 months ago -
oceanic-air.com
also you can highlight the writing behind the whole thing (if you’re in a high resolution) and it says:
If anyone should find this message, please get word I’m alive and stranded on an island somewhere in the South Pacific. Please send help soon. Things are bad. And they’re getting worse…
Sally
Comment 34, posted 4 years, 3 months ago -
emdee wrote:
i was actaully just on it a few days back, but now when i try to get on it it doesn’t work
Comment 35, posted 4 years, 3 months ago -
anyone got to the hanso site lately and go to the news letter section. The password is breakingstrain.
Comment 36, posted 4 years, 3 months ago -
the crem theory
the people are on the island to be tested on by the hanso foundation with the ew meningacocal strain mentioned on the website if you dig around
and they have to kepp releasing chemicals onto the islkand and thats what the button is for!
Good?
Comment 37, posted 4 years, 3 months ago -
And on that oceanic site, if you go to the seating details on the site
http://www.oceanic-air.com/seatingchart.htm
on Row B, click on all the seats that correspond to the LOST numbers 4 8 15 16 23 42
and press enter.
certain seats are highlighted that correspond to the main characters (even the tailies) and when you click on THEM certain other windows pop up.
brilliant
Comment 38, posted 4 years, 3 months ago -
has any1 been on the oceanic-air.com website and found the hidden website out of it. well stuck on this 1. if any1 caqn help me with the code on the barcode i would be grateful!!!!!!!
Comment 39, posted 4 years, 3 months ago -
Does any one know the username and password for the
http://thedharmainitiative.org/
?
Comment 40, posted 4 years, 3 months ago -
hey just doing an odd search on the internet and founf this site maybe someone wanna check it out, pretty funny how it seems legit too
http://www.driveshaftband.com
it ask’s if there is any media release about charlie
dont know if this is relivant or related to the programme
or made by a fan.
cheers
Comment 41, posted 4 years, 3 months ago -
i think there is a hagred in the hagred. if you watch episode hagred u will see.
Comment 42, posted 4 years, 2 months ago -
Dave wrote:
when you reach this site highlight the words on the right and copy and paste into word. you get the messages from the survivors as well as a weird drawing of a guy in hospital with a birthday cake and another of the statue of liberty. no idea what this means but it was freaky to find
Comment 43, posted 4 years, 2 months ago -
Sapna wrote:
at the bottom of the seat chart on oceanic-air.com it reads
© 2005 Touchstone Television
does that answer
Comment 44, posted 4 years, 1 month ago -
hello there site ant working because some one has hacked into there site
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