Ben Lukens<p>So, new <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a>, such that I have something to pin to my <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Profile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Profile</span></a>.</p><p>I’ve always loved <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a>. First our <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore64</span></a> and <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Atari2600" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari2600</span></a>. Later, <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/MUDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MUDs</span></a> and <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Gopher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gopher</span></a> on a remote <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/VAX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAX</span></a> / <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/VMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VMS</span></a>.</p><p>I was a <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Webmaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Webmaster</span></a> for a mom-and-pop <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/ISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISP</span></a> in <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> in the mid-<a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/90s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>90s</span></a>. We ran it out of our garage. Because you could do that then.</p><p>I learned nearly every relevant tech skill I have when I was 14 at that <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/ISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISP</span></a>. <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a>, <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mac</span></a>, <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a>. <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Networking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Networking</span></a>, <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Telecom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Telecom</span></a>. <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Bash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bash</span></a>, <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Perl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perl</span></a>, <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/HTML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HTML</span></a>. <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/SysAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SysAdmin</span></a>, <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/TechSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechSupport</span></a>. And on.</p>