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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