Re:Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency
by tshaddox on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @04:12PM
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> It felt like watching someone who is about to be executed be responsible for building the gallows
Perilaus of Athens designed the Brazen Bull, a hollow bronze statue used to roast victims alive. When he presented it to the tyrant Phalaris, Phalaris was so disgusted by the cruelty of the device that he ordered Perilaus to be the first person tested inside it.
Perilaus of Athens designed the Brazen Bull, a hollow bronze statue used to roast victims alive. When he presented it to the tyrant Phalaris, Phalaris was so disgusted by the cruelty of the device that he ordered Perilaus to be the first person tested inside it.