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Carlin Atkinson is the IT (Information Technology) coordinator at Faith Builders Educational Program. Not only does he know a lot about computers, networks, and robots, he also has thought deeply about how technology affects us and how to use it well. The conversation was recorded on January 23, 2021.

1:20 - Beginning of the conversation

2:50 - Robotics

15:42 - Defining IT

26:30 - Carlin's Hobbies

40:52 - Carlin's story of how he got into IT

58:42 - Skills needed in the IT field

1:06:33 - Purpose and Function of computer servers

1:20:34 - Computer security

1:35:34 - Quantum computing

1:40:38 - How technology affects us

1:52:10 - Advice