Dining with Dali, Computer Liberation, and Bidding Against Yourself (an AI story)

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on post-war diplomacy through fine dining, impulsive book purchases related to personal computers, and the challenges of bidding against oneself.

Special guest! Hélène Golay of Capitol Hill Books joins Jeremy and Michael to discuss post-war diplomacy through fine dining, Jeremy's hungry cat leads to an impulsive purchase of an early manifesto on the personal computer, and Michael and Jeremy realize they are often competing with themselves for the price of a book. Enjoy the show! Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions or comments at: hello@rarebookchat.com.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeremy O'Connor, Michael DiRuggiero

Guest: Hélène Golay

Topics covered

• post-war diplomacy
• fine dining
• personal computer
• book bidding
• AI

Keywords

• Dali
• computer liberation
• bidding
• fine dining
• post-war diplomacy
• early manifesto
• AI story

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Capitol Hill Books

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