Fr. Robert Ballecer

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.🔔 Please support our work on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/JasonHowellFather Robert's experience living in Rome and contrasts with more tech-centric citiesFather Robert's role in the church and how it relates to his technology workFather Robert's childhood interest in technology and parental supportEarly experiences with dumpster diving for computer partsFixing and selling TRS-80 computersRunning a Bulletin Board System (BBS) as a youthSelling refurbished floppy disks through a BBSEarly experiences with YouTube and content creationMonetization of YouTube content and optimization techniquesDiscussion of pre-iPod MP3 players and early consumer techFather Robert's experiences with hacking school computer systemsPhone phreaking and early hacking experiencesFather Robert's interest in The Expanse sci-fi series and its realistic technologyDiscussion of fusion technology and energy conversion as potential future developmentsFr. Robert Ballecer on Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/padresjFr. Robert Ballecer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/DigitalJesuit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.