bdmayhem

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The US Secretary of Education referred to AI as ‘A1,’ like the steak sauce in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] bdmayhem@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

A1 is delicious, just terrible for a good steak

Trump warned automakers not to raise prices after his tariffs and be happy how ‘great’ they are in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] bdmayhem@lemm.ee 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Usually, it takes Congress to agree on something to raise taxes on the working class. With tariffs, he can do it by himself like a real dictator would.

Middle/high school dystopian novel recommendations in c/books@lemmy.ml
[–] bdmayhem@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's a novelette, coming in at about 15,000 words. It's usually published as part of a collection of short stories.

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Middle/high school dystopian novel recommendations (lemm.ee)
 

I'm working on a dystopian literature class, and I'm looking for one more book to add to the curriculum. The kids are about 13, and somewhat sensitive to more adult topics. That's one of the reasons I've chosen not to assign 1984.

I had thought to assign The Maze Runner, but after reading it, I was underwhelmed, especially as a standalone book.

The other books we're reading are:

The Giver The Hunger Games Lord of the Flies Matched Ender's Game Fahrenheit 451 The Minority Report

Any thoughts? Thanks!