Comments on: Ancient Greek punishments: the 8-bit Flashgame edition http://boingboing.net/2012/01/03/ancient-greek-punishments-the.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 06:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Justin Marrington http://boingboing.net/2012/01/03/ancient-greek-punishments-the.html#comment-1309593 Justin Marrington Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=137007#comment-1309593 Being a geek and a pedant I was all "I bet I can beat the Zeno's Paradox sim by floating point buffer overflow", but nope - he thought of that: http://d.pr/kPKm Being a geek and a pedant I was all “I bet I can beat the Zeno’s Paradox sim by floating point buffer overflow”, but nope – he thought of that:

http://d.pr/kPKm

]]> By: Lexicat http://boingboing.net/2012/01/03/ancient-greek-punishments-the.html#comment-1309424 Lexicat Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=137007#comment-1309424 The <I>Great Book of Sequels</I> had the Sysiphus versus the Rock video game for Existendo… The Great Book of Sequels had the Sysiphus versus the Rock video game for Existendo…

]]> By: kirkjerk http://boingboing.net/2012/01/03/ancient-greek-punishments-the.html#comment-1309384 kirkjerk Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=137007#comment-1309384 Heh, cute. I did something similar awhile back: Virtual Sisyphus: http://kirkjerk.com/2008/02/17/ Virtual Tantalus: http://kirkjerk.com/2008/02/18/ Virtual Prometheus Bound: http://kirkjerk.com/2008/02/19/ Not quite as physically punishing as these, but I plan to convert Virtual Sisyphus to iOS  Heh, cute.
I did something similar awhile back:
Virtual Sisyphus: http://kirkjerk.com/2008/02/17/
Virtual Tantalus: http://kirkjerk.com/2008/02/18/
Virtual Prometheus Bound: http://kirkjerk.com/2008/02/19/
Not quite as physically punishing as these, but I plan to convert Virtual Sisyphus to iOS 

]]> By: Listener43 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/03/ancient-greek-punishments-the.html#comment-1309380 Listener43 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=137007#comment-1309380 Bah - livers are overrated. Bah – livers are overrated.

]]> By: morkl http://boingboing.net/2012/01/03/ancient-greek-punishments-the.html#comment-1309143 morkl Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=137007#comment-1309143 That's just mean... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2086827/zeno.png (spoiler alert) That’s just mean… http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2086827/zeno.png (spoiler alert)

]]> By: dmatos http://boingboing.net/2012/01/03/ancient-greek-punishments-the.html#comment-1309142 dmatos Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=137007#comment-1309142 I think the games are broken.  I wasn't able to win any of them :( I think the games are broken.  I wasn’t able to win any of them :(

]]> By: Lobster http://boingboing.net/2012/01/03/ancient-greek-punishments-the.html#comment-1309132 Lobster Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=137007#comment-1309132 I prefer Rock of Ages for my Sisyphus simulator. I prefer Rock of Ages for my Sisyphus simulator.

]]> By: DavidCulberson http://boingboing.net/2012/01/03/ancient-greek-punishments-the.html#comment-1309133 DavidCulberson Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=137007#comment-1309133 Woo!  I made it half way there as Zeno! Woo!  I made it half way there as Zeno!

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