It was the early 1980s and my mom and I would often walk to visit an elderly neighbor that lived behind us. I was offered to watch television while my mom chatted however my eyes were very often led away from the shows to the constant blinking VCR interface just below. After several visits my curiosity got the best of me and I figured out how to set the clock on the device. The neighbor was shocked that I had figured out how to set the time as they had tried multiple times but failed yet they were even more surprised, as I recall, that it no longer distracted from their viewing as it had mine while just visiting. I consider this my earliest memory of “programming” and therefore, looking back, recognize the impact that understanding technology can bring to others.