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=="clue" article versus "timeline" article==
 
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| Title=Desmond
Does anyone else find this article to be INCREDIBLY duplicative of the "timeline" article? It seems pretty silly to have two articles organized by date. As it is, this article is going to get HUGE as the ARG continues into the summer. '''I would organize THIS article by SUBJECT and the other '''''timeline''''' article by DATE.''' That way, certain in-depth subjects (like DJ Dan, letcompassbeyourguide.com) could have thier own main article that provides even further detail and take up less space on the page. Then the '''''timeline''''' article can either point to the specific "clue" section on this page or it can point to a main article (if it's been created). --[[User:Sid67|Sid67]] 10:32, 19 May 2006 (PDT)
 
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| Image=[[Image:Desmond.jpg|290px]]
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| ImageCaption= [[Henry Ian Cusick]] as Desmond
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| Appearances=[[Man of Science, Man of Faith]] (in flashback), [[Adrift]], [[Orientation]], [[Live Together, Die Alone]]
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| Name=Desmond David Hume
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| Status=Alive
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| Age=Unknown
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| Place=Unknown, presumably Scotland
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| Profession=Unknown
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| IslandReason=Crashed during a race around the world
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| Actor=Henry Ian Cusick
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}}
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[[Image:CR4815162342.jpg|thumb|right|CR 4-81516-23 42]]
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==Before the crash==
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* Has a Scottish mixed in with a bit of Trinidadian accent.
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** This is the way [[Henry Ian Cusick]] actually talks.
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* Met [[Jack Shephard|Jack]] at a stadium in Los Angeles the day of [[Sarah Shephard|Sarah's]] back surgery.
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* Gave [[Jack Shephard|Jack]] a drink of "water" from his water bottle at the stadium.
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* Told [[Jack Shephard|Jack]] he would not be able to catch up with him (suggesting some kind of superior stamina)
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* Told [[Jack Shephard|Jack]] [[List of regularly spoken phrases| "See you in another life"]] at the stadium.
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* Said that he was "almost a doctor once".
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* Said that he was training for a "race around the world" when he first met [[Jack Shephard|Jack]].
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* Had a coat of arms on his polo shirt when he meets [[Jack Shephard|Jack]] in the US.
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* Calls [[Jack Shephard|Jack]] "brother" on many occasions.
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* Tells [[Jack Shephard|Jack]] [["You have to lift it up"]].
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* Loved [[Penelope Widmore|Penelope]], who is a [[Widmore]] heiress.
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* His boat was a gift from [[Libby]] before the crash as revealed in "[[Live Together, Die Alone]]", whose husband had died recently.
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* Dishonorably discharged from Scotland Yard where he was a corporal.
   
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==On the island==
i agree but, it would be difficult to organise the clues in another wya, in my opinion. why not ask ADMIN or a sysop for advice - [[User:Mgumn|Mikey]] 03:26, 21 May 2006 (PDT)
 
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* Desmond says that he has lived in [[The Swan]] for three years.
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* Was introduced to [[the Swan]] by a man named [[Kelvin]].
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* May not have left the [[The Swan]] since his arrival, waiting for his "replacements".
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** Tells Kate that the door sticks when turned and therefore may have gone outside the hatch.
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* Injects a vaccine into his arm from a vial labeled "[[CR 4-81516-23 42]]". It is unknown how often he did this (the vaccine that [[Charlie]] gave [[Claire]] stated it was to be injected every 9 days).
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* Entered [[the Numbers]] into a [[Station 3 Computer|computer]] every [[108]] minutes.
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* After getting up, he plays Mama Cass Elliot's [[Make Your Own Kind of Music]] on a record player; the song is interrupted by a blast ([[John Locke|Locke]] and the others blowing up the hatch).
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* When [[John Locke|Locke]] encounters Desmond in the Hatch, Desmond asks "Are you him?", indicating that he was expecting someone male.
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** Also asks [[John Locke|Locke]] "What did one snowman say to the other snowman?" to which Locke replies "I don't know what you're talking about". Desmond's reaction indicates that Locke was probably not the person he was originally expecting.
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* Is in possession of [[Desmond's photograph|photograph of Penelope Widmore and himself]].
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* Fled [[The Swan]] in panic after he accidently shot and failed to repair [[Station 3 Computer|the computer]], stating that they were all going to die.
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{{spoilers}}
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* The promotional photos of the Season 2 finale, [[Live Together, Die Alone]] feature shots of Desmond looking somewhat dirty and unshaven - [http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/Image:Livediepromo06.jpg (Picture)].
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* By failing to [[Push The Button]] In time, he inadvertantly caused [[Flight 815]] To Crash into the island.
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* Activated the [[Fail Safe]] device shortly after the counter got to zero, afterwards there was a very bright light seen everywhere on the island. The Door to [[The Hatch]] was seen plummeting to the beach.
   
==New article==
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==Theories==
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* Could be the involuntary replacement for the deceased [[Kelvin]].
I moved the clues here because I think they will begin to expand over several websites, not just THF.org, and because they were taking over the [[thehansofoundation.org|THF.org]] article. [[User:LOSTonthisdarnisland|LOSTonthisdarnisland]] 23:12, 11 May 2006 (PDT)
 
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** Even though Desmond seems to be expecting someone in "[[Man of Science, Man of Faith]]", it does not seem to be [[John Locke|John]], [[Jack Shephard|Jack]], or [[Kate Austen|Kate]].
:excellent--[[User:Arcon|Arcon]] 02:10, 12 May 2006 (PDT)
 
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** Keeping Desmond in the dark regarding when his replacements will arrive is consistent with a well-executed [[B.F. Skinner|Skinner Box-like]] experiment.
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* It is also possible that Desmond is a ''witting'' participant in a [[B.F. Skinner|Skinner Box]]-like experiment; he may be an [[The Others|Other]] who initiated the experiment by introducing the test subjects to the stimuli, and is aware of events like [[Lockdown Incident|lockdown]].
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** Evidence:
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*** Desmond claims to have been in the hatch for three years. He would have required the food closet to be replenished due to consumption and expiration. Even in powder form, foods still go bad.
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**** Although the food has an abnomally long shelflife - [[Hurley|Hurley's]] jar of [[Dharma Ranch Dressing]] can endure years without refrigeration.
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*** When Desmond flees the hatch, he tells [[Jack Shephard|Jack]] that he "won't be able to catch him." Since the producers have since discounted the idea that the [[CR 4-81516-23 42|CR 4-81516-23 42 drug]] is any kind of an upper, this may refer to his intimate knowledge of the island and secret tunnels and/or hatches.
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**** If Desmond felt this were a true cataclysm, where would he run to? How far could he get simply by running from the hatch? May point to his boat, and its rediscovery in "[[Three Minutes]]".
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**** He may be hiding in one of the other stations on the island.
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*** The garbage needs to be disposed of, water heaters typically can't last 20 years, there is a new washer/dryer set, and 1970s-era mainframes require constant maintenance to keep running.
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*** The fact that Desmond is seen doing his work out routine could be evidence against him being an Other. Though living underground might get quite boring, it's not that bizarre for him to want to stay in shape.
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* When Jack meets Desmond in the stadium, Desmond is wearing a white polo shirt with a red emblem of some sort of bird on it. There also seems to be a hand-drawn pentagon around the image.
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** The crest of the '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Rite Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry]''' is that of a two-headed falcon, which resembles the bird in the emblem. Perhaps he belongs to a sect?
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*** The official (and [[DHARMA Initiative|DHARMA]]-esque) creed of the AASRF is: ''Human progress is our cause, liberty of thought our supreme wish, freedom of conscience our mission, and the guarantee of equal rights to all people everywhere our ultimate goal.''
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** The bird could be a firebird. Since firebirds (such as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_%28mythology%29 phoenix]) are a symbol of rebirth, Desmond may be connected to an organization that is working on reanimation (or cloning).
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*In the stadium, Desmond says to Jack that he is training for a race around the world. In the Swan station, he says that his boat crashed into a reef close to the island.
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** It's possible that he was part of a crew of a ship training for the [http://www.volvooceanrace.org/abouttherace/course/ Volvo Ocean Race], or something similar.
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** Desmond may not have meant "around the world" in the physical sense (as in circumnavigating it). He may have meant a different kind of race (perhaps against time or some unknown) that would take place on the other side of (around) the world.
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* Desmond seems to treasure a [[Desmond's photograph|photograph]] of him with a girl (probably his girlfriend/wife); he takes it with him when he leaves the hatch.
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** She may have been the woman who wanted to adopt [[Claire|Claire's]] unborn child in Australia.
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** She may be an [[The Others|Other]] -- she resembles a woman from the raft when [[Walt]] was taken.
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* Desmond may be the person who [[Sarah]] was seeing when she left [[Jack]].
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* When Desmond told [[Jack]] he would not be able to catch up with him, this may suggest he was in training for the island and maybe was already getting those [[CR 4-81516-23 42|CR 4-81516-23 42 injections]].
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* Seemed relieved that "the world is still out there". Is this a clue that he forgot to push/was late pushing the button at some point?
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* Took a stuffed rabbit from the bed when packing to leave. There may be something inside the rabbit to help him.
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** Or it could just be something of importance to him (like a toy that somebody gave to him, maybe his wife/girlfriend), or just a lucky charm
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* Desmond's farewell of choice is "See you in another life", which is also what [[Imaginary Dave|Dave]] says to [[Hurley]] before jumping off of a cliff and into the ocean. Does the choice of phrase indicate a connection between Desmond and [[Imaginary Dave|Dave]]?
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* Desmond couldn't have made the notes on the [[blast door map]] if the map only appears when the button has not been pressed, something Desmond showed great fear over, making the statement "we're all gonna die!" upon finding out the computer was broken. This assumes of course that Desmond is not one of the Others and was not simply trying to stay in character, manipulating the survivors.
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* Desmond was aware he was being observed from [[The Pearl]]; if he did work on the [[blast door map]], he only did when obscured from the camera.
   
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[[Category:Characters]]
I have moved some parts of the press release into another section called "other". They are clearly not press release and are other clues for the game. -- [[User:Chatake|Chatake]] 08:22, 17 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
 
 
==Letyourcompassguideyou page==
 
Seems to be sporadically 404'd. [[User:LOSTonthisdarnisland|LOSTonthisdarnisland]] 19:43, 17 May 2006 (PDT)
 
:Happening to me too. [[User:ArgentiumOutlaw|ArgentiumOutlaw]] 20:36, 17 May 2006 (PDT)
 
:: There seem to be some source errors. The only way I'm seeing some of the content is to click through the supplied links in our article. [[User:LOSTonthisdarnisland|LOSTonthisdarnisland]] 20:53, 17 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
Check out Hugh's .bash_history. There are several files he transmits to another computer before he deletes them. However, unlike Thompson, he has a .logout script, which implies that his deletion program leaves the files in $HOME/bak/ until he logs out, when they are delted. However, [http://www.letyourcompassguideyou.com/usr/hmcintyr/bak/dcx_contract.doc /bak/dcx_contract] doesn't work. I am almost certain there is stuff in that folder, or we wouldn't be given a clue about it. I also can't find the name that his work computer alias binds to. However, there are files accessible that are '''not''' listed in his directory, such as .screenrc. Maybe there is one that has the binding to where the other computer is. --[[User:Lewisham|Lewisham]] 04:35, 18 May 2006 (PDT)
 
: I noticed that too. I'm wondering if bak will allow access later in the game. {{User:LOSTonthisdarnisland/sig}} 06:25, 18 May 2006 (PDT)
 
: I also noticed that /usr/pthompso/bin/ gives an access denied rather than a 404. I was tring various paths as they are found in the system files in his folder. --[[User:Mbarlowm|Mbarlowm]] 14:05, 19 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
* Is the website http://www.fleet.chrysler.com/ referenced at the bottom of the Jeep contract a real website? Maybe this page is supposed to be part of the canon, or there may be something to find here?
 
 
:* Product placement by web address. {{User:LOSTonthisdarnisland/sig}} 21:46, 21 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
==Spoilers==
 
I added the spoiler warning so that readers are aware that the clues are reviewed in great detail on this article. [[User:LOSTonthisdarnisland|LOSTonthisdarnisland]] 23:46, 17 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
== London Video ==
 
 
This is just a hunch, but I reckon that Persephone wouldn't have the resources to take that video. Makes me think that the Hanso Foundation is blackmailing its employees and Persephone happened upon the recording.
 
: P states that she 'found' it. [[User:LOSTonthisdarnisland|LOSTonthisdarnisland]] 11:29, 18 May 2006 (PDT)
 
::Groovy. So, can anybody think of any reasons other than blackmail that THF might have this video?--[[User:RadioElectric|RadioElectric]] 08:37, 21 May 2006 (PDT)
 
:::i always got the feeling that big companies etc would take any oppertunity to have evidence to black mail their employee's, to force their hands in doing something thye might find otherwise questionable, or to keep them quiet - [[User:Mgumn|Mikey]] 12:21, 21 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
==Zambia==
 
The first blank on the Mathematical Forecasting Initiative can only be Zambia. See the first picture for proof. {{User:LOSTonthisdarnisland/sig}} 11:53, 18 May 2006 (PDT)
 
{|align="center"
 
|- valign="top"
 
|[[Image:Zambia.JPG|100px|thumb|Zambia (click)]] || [[Image:Capitalcity.jpg|100px|thumb|Capital? (click)]]
 
|}
 
And see the second picture of the whited-out text for the capital city in the same section, also zoomed. {{User:LOSTonthisdarnisland/sig}} 12:04, 18 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
The two words are ''confirmed'' Zambia and Steevo atm... you can actually use acrobat pro to get rid of the white out--[[User:Bernini|Bernini]] 08:35, 24 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
== Persephone's website updated ==
 
 
The numbers on her site now read 106 103 157 162 235 45 122 202 39 122 26 39 162 218 222 151 42 39 142 87 168 186, different from the May 16th ASCII code. [[User:Zombiebomb|Zombiebomb]] 13:28, 18 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
These numbers don't look like ASCII. --[[User:Doc halidai|Doc]] 13:48, 18 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
Okay, "a mouse does not rely on just one hole", got it. (huge thanks to Mr. Pystor) Is that useful information, or is Persephone just waxing philosophic? --[[User:Beardog4314|Beardog4314]] 15:08, 18 May 2006 (PDT)
 
:How do you get that? I don't follow. [[User:BladeHamilton|BladeHamilton]] 15:46, 18 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
:: Convert to Base64 ('''amedoustesonehonotrelyonjleoug=='''), then unscramble anagram. However, that solution is one 'S' short(mouSe, juSt, doeS). {{User:LOSTonthisdarnisland/sig}} 17:57, 18 May 2006 (PDT)
 
::: Ah. I see someone already resolved this in the article. Good show. {{User:LOSTonthisdarnisland/sig}}18:06, 18 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
==Meningococcus theory/comment==
 
This article states 'meningococcus itself only affects humans'. I think that last bullet should be removed. 'Johansson et al. (2003) generated transgenic mice expressing human CD46 and found they were susceptible to meningococcal disease because bacteria crossed the blood-brain barrier in these mice.' ([http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?omim+120920 Source]) If Hanso is experiementing with genes, it only makes sense that they manipulated primates for testing. We have to allow for thinking outside the reality box; however, this is on its way to becoming a reality in science (for mice, anyway). See also [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=3089662&dopt=Abstract A neonatal mouse model of meningococcal disease], Salit IE, Tomalty L. {{User:LOSTonthisdarnisland/sig}} 20:49, 18 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
== CHRISTIAN HELPING US NOW ==
 
 
This anagram came from [http://jayandjack.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Lost_Experience Jay and Jack's wiki] and I thought it was interesting since there's a [http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/Christian_Shephard#Theories "Christian Shephard is still alive" theory]. --[[User:The JoshMeister|the JoshMeister]] 21:01, 18 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
== Nora Valhas ==
 
 
What do you guys make of this? It may be a fan hoax, but you never know. On [http://andfound.com/2006/05/17/let-your-compass-guide-you/ this comment board], I found some posts made 5/17 by a "Nora Valhas", which is an anagram for "Alvar Hanso":
 
 
<pre>
 
Note that if you differenciate the alphabeticals in, “The Mouthpiece” you will
 
come up with one more item noted for The Hanso Foundation. Perhaps _____________ Isl________
 
is not on a map because it only exists in an area closed off from the world, such as a
 
climate-controled tutorial for lab patients. Perhaps the foundation created it… I’ll give
 
you a clue: photosynthesis doesnot only exist on land. Responsum subte aequore aequae
 
quietit. Good Luck and Namaste
 
</pre>
 
 
<pre>
 
P.S. Dharma means many things and is derived from sanskrit, and is of the religious bases
 
of hindu and buddhist faiths. Dharma means in one meaning the teachings of buddha. The
 
Dharma Iniciative derives it’s title from both meaning The essential function or nature
 
of a thing, the i\ciayyy||ve rese%)che** b#hav^)r of Humans a@ their wor++t DEnIed —-**–
 
ConFiDENTIaL–**—- 10 iS THe MagIc ##########
 
 
ERROR IN POST: COPYRIGHTED UNAUTHORIZED .txt UNREAD AB-LE6481 516234 2 ———-
 
ERROR: DN2-32.thf
 
</pre>
 
 
Most people ignored this. One person provided a translation for the latin "The answer sleeps beneath the surface of the water." It has [[the numbers]], a blanked out name of the Island, and the interesting "10 is the magic number." I thought the crack team of wikinauts should know about this. Any ideas? --[[User:Mbarlowm|Mbarlowm]] 10:54, 19 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
: I don't know. I used 'mouthpiece' (one word) before I realised it was 'mouth piece' (two words) and got the same thing when I went back and tried the other. Caps don't seem to matter either. [[User:LOSTonthisdarnisland|LOSTonthisdarnisland]] 18:56, 19 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
:: Looks like BS to me. Should be easy to write up to spec and delete..--[[User:Bernini|Bernini]] 14:12, 24 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
== May 21 ==
 
Do we really need the JR Bob Dobbs comment? Also, the "IM IVINT" comment seems spurious. Any confirmationon that? [[User:BladeHamilton|BladeHamilton]] 11:55, 22 May 2006 (PDT)
 
:If the pic had a pipe... I'd say yes...--[[User:Isotope23|Isotope23]] 12:02, 22 May 2006 (PDT)
 
::We could photoshop one in.... [[User:BladeHamilton|BladeHamilton]] 13:44, 22 May 2006 (PDT)
 
::: LOL! I moved both to 'theories'. {{user:LOSTonthisdarnisland/sig}} 21:04, 22 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
== May 22 ==
 
The 'ghostly text' seems to be from the overlay of the portrait of the guy from the Medical page. That's nothing new. As for the red on the webcam, that may be the same thing. [[User:BladeHamilton|BladeHamilton]] 11:55, 22 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
I deleted those changes... it's not new. It may be new to hector, but its not new.--[[User:Bernini|Bernini]] 12:03, 22 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
Over on [http://www.insidetheexperience.com/ Inside The Experience] [[Speaker]] has noted with reference to this latest clue that:
 
 
''"People have finally found this. But they're not looking at it correctly. I've been told by some that I can help too much, so I've decided to leave this one alone."''
 
 
It's possible that there's a message hidden in the picture, in which case the website [http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/12/04/FreeBSD_Basics.html Hiding Secrets with Steganography] might be able to help decode that message.
 
 
--[[User:ActiveValue|ActiveValue]] 06:16, 23 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
If it's stegged, we need the password. If we had the password, it would have been opened already.--[[User:Bernini|Bernini]] 07:32, 23 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
Here's what Wikipedia has to say on the subject of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganography Steganography], I'm afraid that it's beyond me and I can't find an internet site that easily decodes such messages. How about "2hole" as a password? Or "mouse" or "q9als2002", which is the file name?
 
 
--[[User:ActiveValue|ActiveValue]] 07:35, 23 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
None work. An elongated discussion of this is probably better suited to a message board or "talk"--[[User:Bernini|Bernini]] 07:42, 23 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
This is the talk section? I loaded up the .gif into my photo editor, and it came up with a *in front of the image title, *q9als2002.gif . There is only one layer but it says Background (0ms) which from my extremely limited knowledge means that someone made a one-image animation out of the picture? Hope someone with more knowledge than I can see if there is there any clue to be found here? --[[User:NewLostie|NewLostie]] 21:34, 23 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
Your? I don't see it. The Your? should be highlighted to show that it's not just the eye playing tricks or falsely interpreting...--[[User:Bernini|Bernini]] 14:10, 24 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
== The RSS Feed from May 24 ==
 
 
The RSS Feed I receive on my Google homepage JUST updated with "Board of Directors updated." Clicking on the RSS Feed link on thehansofoundation.org leads to this (here is the link [http://www.thehansofoundation.org/feed/thehansofoundation.xml]):
 
 
The Hanso Foundation
 
 
The Hanso Foundation
 
 
http://www.thehansofoundation.org
 
 
Board of Directors updated
 
 
~ Jacob Vanderfield The XML page cannot be displayed
 
Cannot view XML input using CSS style sheet. Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later.
 
 
 
 
Reference to undefined entity 'shy'. Error processing resource 'http://www.thehansofoundation.org/feed/thehansofoundation.x...
 
 
&shy; Liddy Wales
 
-^
 
 
This mentions Liddy Wales AND Jacob Vanderfield. It also mentions two new directors, as well as the other two previously listed on the website. Keep looking :)--[[User:Bernini|Bernini]] 15:57, 24 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
== May 24 ==
 
 
Is the link for "Careers" (located near the RSS link) new?
 
 
http://www.hansocareers.com/
 
 
http://www.hansocareers.com/1.asp <br>
 
http://www.hansocareers.com/2.asp <br>
 
http://www.hansocareers.com/3.asp <br>
 
http://www.hansocareers.com/4.asp <br>
 
http://www.hansocareers.com/5.asp <br>
 
 
[[User:Slarve|Slarve]] 16:55, 24 May 2006 (PDT)
 
 
Hey, someone emailed me after I had emailed the supposed email addresses for Persephone and Hugh McIntyre. It was a Graham Shekler, stating that I should stop talking to Hugh and Persephone, basically. His email address is-
 
 
graham.shekler@gmail.com
 
 
I'm a bit wary, seeing it's a gmail. Then again, you never know...
 
 
[[User:Rusty|Rusty]] 6:59 PM 24 May 2006 (PDT)
 

Revision as of 03:48, 25 May 2006

CR4815162342

CR 4-81516-23 42

Before the crash

  • Has a Scottish mixed in with a bit of Trinidadian accent.
  • Met Jack at a stadium in Los Angeles the day of Sarah's back surgery.
  • Gave Jack a drink of "water" from his water bottle at the stadium.
  • Told Jack he would not be able to catch up with him (suggesting some kind of superior stamina)
  • Told Jack "See you in another life" at the stadium.
  • Said that he was "almost a doctor once".
  • Said that he was training for a "race around the world" when he first met Jack.
  • Had a coat of arms on his polo shirt when he meets Jack in the US.
  • Calls Jack "brother" on many occasions.
  • Tells Jack "You have to lift it up".
  • Loved Penelope, who is a Widmore heiress.
  • His boat was a gift from Libby before the crash as revealed in "Live Together, Die Alone", whose husband had died recently.
  • Dishonorably discharged from Scotland Yard where he was a corporal.

On the island

  • Desmond says that he has lived in The Swan for three years.
  • Was introduced to the Swan by a man named Kelvin.
  • May not have left the The Swan since his arrival, waiting for his "replacements".
    • Tells Kate that the door sticks when turned and therefore may have gone outside the hatch.
  • Injects a vaccine into his arm from a vial labeled "CR 4-81516-23 42". It is unknown how often he did this (the vaccine that Charlie gave Claire stated it was to be injected every 9 days).
  • Entered the Numbers into a computer every 108 minutes.
  • After getting up, he plays Mama Cass Elliot's Make Your Own Kind of Music on a record player; the song is interrupted by a blast (Locke and the others blowing up the hatch).
  • When Locke encounters Desmond in the Hatch, Desmond asks "Are you him?", indicating that he was expecting someone male.
    • Also asks Locke "What did one snowman say to the other snowman?" to which Locke replies "I don't know what you're talking about". Desmond's reaction indicates that Locke was probably not the person he was originally expecting.
  • Is in possession of photograph of Penelope Widmore and himself.
  • Fled The Swan in panic after he accidently shot and failed to repair the computer, stating that they were all going to die.
Nuvola warning Spoiler alert! Nuvola warning


  • The promotional photos of the Season 2 finale, Live Together, Die Alone feature shots of Desmond looking somewhat dirty and unshaven - (Picture).
  • By failing to Push The Button In time, he inadvertantly caused Flight 815 To Crash into the island.
  • Activated the Fail Safe device shortly after the counter got to zero, afterwards there was a very bright light seen everywhere on the island. The Door to The Hatch was seen plummeting to the beach.

Theories

  • Could be the involuntary replacement for the deceased Kelvin.
  • It is also possible that Desmond is a witting participant in a Skinner Box-like experiment; he may be an Other who initiated the experiment by introducing the test subjects to the stimuli, and is aware of events like lockdown.
    • Evidence:
      • Desmond claims to have been in the hatch for three years. He would have required the food closet to be replenished due to consumption and expiration. Even in powder form, foods still go bad.
      • When Desmond flees the hatch, he tells Jack that he "won't be able to catch him." Since the producers have since discounted the idea that the CR 4-81516-23 42 drug is any kind of an upper, this may refer to his intimate knowledge of the island and secret tunnels and/or hatches.
        • If Desmond felt this were a true cataclysm, where would he run to? How far could he get simply by running from the hatch? May point to his boat, and its rediscovery in "Three Minutes".
        • He may be hiding in one of the other stations on the island.
      • The garbage needs to be disposed of, water heaters typically can't last 20 years, there is a new washer/dryer set, and 1970s-era mainframes require constant maintenance to keep running.
      • The fact that Desmond is seen doing his work out routine could be evidence against him being an Other. Though living underground might get quite boring, it's not that bizarre for him to want to stay in shape.
  • When Jack meets Desmond in the stadium, Desmond is wearing a white polo shirt with a red emblem of some sort of bird on it. There also seems to be a hand-drawn pentagon around the image.
    • The crest of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry is that of a two-headed falcon, which resembles the bird in the emblem. Perhaps he belongs to a sect?
      • The official (and DHARMA-esque) creed of the AASRF is: Human progress is our cause, liberty of thought our supreme wish, freedom of conscience our mission, and the guarantee of equal rights to all people everywhere our ultimate goal.
    • The bird could be a firebird. Since firebirds (such as the phoenix) are a symbol of rebirth, Desmond may be connected to an organization that is working on reanimation (or cloning).
  • In the stadium, Desmond says to Jack that he is training for a race around the world. In the Swan station, he says that his boat crashed into a reef close to the island.
    • It's possible that he was part of a crew of a ship training for the Volvo Ocean Race, or something similar.
    • Desmond may not have meant "around the world" in the physical sense (as in circumnavigating it). He may have meant a different kind of race (perhaps against time or some unknown) that would take place on the other side of (around) the world.
  • Desmond seems to treasure a photograph of him with a girl (probably his girlfriend/wife); he takes it with him when he leaves the hatch.
    • She may have been the woman who wanted to adopt Claire's unborn child in Australia.
    • She may be an Other -- she resembles a woman from the raft when Walt was taken.
  • Desmond may be the person who Sarah was seeing when she left Jack.
  • When Desmond told Jack he would not be able to catch up with him, this may suggest he was in training for the island and maybe was already getting those CR 4-81516-23 42 injections.
  • Seemed relieved that "the world is still out there". Is this a clue that he forgot to push/was late pushing the button at some point?
  • Took a stuffed rabbit from the bed when packing to leave. There may be something inside the rabbit to help him.
    • Or it could just be something of importance to him (like a toy that somebody gave to him, maybe his wife/girlfriend), or just a lucky charm
  • Desmond's farewell of choice is "See you in another life", which is also what Dave says to Hurley before jumping off of a cliff and into the ocean. Does the choice of phrase indicate a connection between Desmond and Dave?
  • Desmond couldn't have made the notes on the blast door map if the map only appears when the button has not been pressed, something Desmond showed great fear over, making the statement "we're all gonna die!" upon finding out the computer was broken. This assumes of course that Desmond is not one of the Others and was not simply trying to stay in character, manipulating the survivors.
  • Desmond was aware he was being observed from The Pearl; if he did work on the blast door map, he only did when obscured from the camera.