poll: Herculean vs Sisyphean

It turns out that I am one of two people in my office that knows what “Sisyphean” means. Am I a dork, or just well-read?

Did you know what Sisyphean meant before this blog post?

Can you distinguish between a Sisyphean task and a Herculean task?

Are people who use Sisyphean in conversation complete dorks?

I’d figure at least you programmer-types would know it.

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charlie griefer February 27th, 2007
18:42 Eastern Standard Time

while i knew what it meant, i can’t claim to be well read. the only reason i knew it was because i had seen an ad for a “sisophys pool” (basically a short pool that could fit in a small area that has a current you swim against…thus staying in place…not so much for recreation but more for exercise).

i was curious and researched the name :)
Christopher Wigginton February 27th, 2007
22:56 Eastern Standard Time

Don’t run into those types of tasks much since working in CF is so promethean in nature. :-)