You’ve been tasked to provide additional security to the president. Search the area and identify any potential risks. I moved through the room, observing the boxes and furniture that were scattered across the floor. Weaving through the debris, I kept walking until I reached the far wall. Looking up, I […]
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At the desk of Jim Kraft Pronounced “skate,” but spelled s-k-a-i-t, it stood for Skar-Kraft-Artificial-Intelligence Tether. The SK8 was just one of the amazing pieces of technology coming out of SKARKRAFT Industries. Before auxiliary AI came online in 2023, the SK8 generation one (or simply gen 1) was a pair […]
“Good morning everyone, sorry I’m late.” Jim walked into a meeting already underway. Senior members of SKARKRAFT Industries sat arrayed around a large round table, previous discussions now muted. The boardroom was a cross between a joke and a shared childhood admiration of Jim and Nathaniel Skarsgard. Centered in a […]
Jim sat in his favorite worn leather chair and gazed outside, content. By all rights he should be exhausted, still in bed from the hours and days of work he had been putting himself through, but he wasn’t. Jim was content. For the last 52 hours straight, Jim had been […]
Jazz played in his headphones. Where are you? By the Ben Webster Quintet. It was definitely a Jazz type of morning. Jim used music to change his reality. The right song or style of music could transport him, at least emotionally, to another place. What he really wanted was […]
12 Minutes Jim’s heartbeat increased, adrenaline flowed through his veins helping him remain hyper-alert. He scanned his surroundings, careful not to make a sound. His breath came and went through his nose, slowly. With eyes wide, his forehead felt tight, and he saw with his ears as much as his […]
Take a peak into Jim’s two worlds… and what is SK8?
A funny take on a classic fairy tale.