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/JasonHowell 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices