Recent content by Rathinosk

I was first exposed to video games when I got to play 'Tennis' (Pong) on a Coleco Telstar Alpha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco_Telstar) in 1977. I've pretty much been playing some game or another since then, far too many titles to count easily. A handful of my favorite games from the...

Not all young people are as innocent as their parents would like to think they are. At the age of 12, I could quite easily pass myself off as an 18 year old. I was already quite tall, had a full mustache, and my job at the time (stock-boy) actually required me to wear a suit. I was also very...

Day Job: Information Technology Manager (Head of IT) Night "Job": Overlord of the Dark Arts (Webmaster/Forums Administrator)

If I remember correctly, the first Doctor Who episode I watched was Jon Pertwee (3rd Doctor) in "The Green Death" (Giant maggots! Eww, cool!). It was actually a 1973 episode rebroadcast in 1978, but I was hooked. Thanks to all the station's "catch up" rebroadcasts, I actually got to see the...

I always thought "Grass Whips" looked pretty dangerous, but I don't currently own one. I'd be more likely to grab my 24" machete, large axe, a spade or 20 lb sledge from my barn if it really came down to it.