Father Robert Ballecer, aka The Digital Jesuit, lives two lives: One as a dedicated Jesuit priest working at the Vatican in Rome, and the other as a lifelong tech nerd. Here he explains why those seemingly different aspects of his life are actually one and the same.
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Father Robert's experience living in Rome and contrasts with more tech-centric cities

Father Robert's role in the church and how it relates to his technology work

Father Robert's childhood interest in technology and parental support

Early experiences with dumpster diving for computer parts

Fixing and selling TRS-80 computers

Running a Bulletin Board System (BBS) as a youth

Selling refurbished floppy disks through a BBS

Early experiences with YouTube and content creation

Monetization of YouTube content and optimization techniques

Discussion of pre-iPod MP3 players and early consumer tech

Father Robert's experiences with hacking school computer systems

Phone phreaking and early hacking experiences

Father Robert's interest in The Expanse sci-fi series and its realistic technology

Discussion of fusion technology and energy conversion as potential future developments


Fr. Robert Ballecer on Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/padresj
Fr. Robert Ballecer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/DigitalJesuit
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