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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Book manuscript or draft page (evidence file)
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Summary
This document is page 143 of a manuscript or book draft included in House Oversight evidence files (Bates stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018375). The text discusses technological networks, time perception, and latency, referencing Snapchat, Tinder, and high-frequency trading. It explicitly quotes Marvin Minsky (a known Epstein associate) regarding 'The Society of Mind' and links him to 'Hillis' (likely Danny Hillis), while also citing computer engineer Leslie Lamport's work on distributed systems.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Marvin Minsky | Scientist / Author |
Quoted regarding theories of the mind and time scales; referred to as 'Hillis' mentory' (sic).
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| Hillis | Associate/Scientist |
Mentioned in relation to Marvin Minsky (likely Danny Hillis).
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| Leslie Lamport | Computer Engineer |
Quoted regarding distributed systems and the ordering of events.
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| Marina Keegan | Author |
Quoted in footnote regarding 'The Opposite of Loneliness'.
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| Simmel | Sociologist |
Referenced for 'The Metropolis and Mental Life'.
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| Warez Dude | Hypothetical figure |
Used as an example of a hacker finding an exploit.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Yale Daily News |
Publisher of Marina Keegan's essay.
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| Simon & Schuster |
Publisher of Marvin Minsky's book.
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| Communications of the ACM |
Publisher of Leslie Lamport's essay.
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| Snapchat |
Mentioned as a metaphor for touch and connection.
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| Tinder |
Mentioned for its swipe interface.
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Locations (1)
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Location associated with Simon & Schuster.
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Relationships (1)
Text refers to Minsky as "Hillis' mentory" (likely typo for mentor).
Key Quotes (4)
"“Good theories of the mind,” Hillis’ mentory Marvin Minksy once observed, “must span at least three different scales of time..."Source
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"What we face now is a new time scale to add to Minksy’s list: The instant."Source
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"“In a distributed system, it is sometimes impossible to say that one of two events occurred first,” computer engineer Leslie Lamport wrote..."Source
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"“The relation ‘happened before’”, Lamport explains, “is therefore only a partial ordering of the events in the system."Source
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