Kris doesn't come to WC often... too busy with tech. Kris is the Vice President of Technology at Stardock....
So, he's the guy who makes it possible for the devs to do what they do. Aka Nakor, Kris is famous for having said, [now, this is according to Zubaz, sooo...]
"Nothing on earth is forcing you to install the beta versions. It can get rough on the bleeding edge."
-- Kris Kwilas, "Essays on Mind and Matter"
Kris keeps a low profile but since his high school days, OS2 and the beginning of the interwebz, Nakor has been around. He (eventually) graduated from school and discovered Brad and skinning from its very beginning.
If you'd like to listen to him and Mormegil (Paul Boyer) start listening at 9:22. For some skinning stuff from back then, listen to the whole podcast:
So, when you start in on "the gamers", realize how SD got started...

And how ODNT got started as well..... OS2!
You all should also know that Kris is a skinner... among the first. Here's his "Award Winning" Desktop:
Anyway, Happy Birthday, Kris! May you "Live long and prosper!"
Oh yes... the card... hmmm.... (if he hates it, the huge sucking sound will be Doc going to a karma of -1)...
Seriously, Kris.... "Thanks for all you do!" seems hardly adequate.