Re: The joy of FORTRAN

On Sat, 15 Mar 2025 17:19:18 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:

Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> writes:

Scott Lurndal <scott@slp53.sl.home> wrote:

rbowman <bowman@montana.com> writes:

On Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:56:17 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
 

On 2025-03-12, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
 

On 12/03/2025 08:47, c186282 wrote:
 

  Americans are practical ...   :-)
 
  Pronounce it straight-up and simply.

 
Segue = Seeg

 
No, "Segway".  :-)

 
Wasn't that a suicidal two wheel device? Are they still around?

 
My dad and I rented one in San Diego a decade ago - the were a lot of
fun and easy to use.
 
 

You would know better than I, but don’t they have gyros that make them
hard to tip over?

 
Yes, but it takes a minute or two to get used to leaning in the right
direction, by the right amount at the right time.

Do you lean in the direction you want to go or the other way? Most ten
year olds master riding a bicycle. Many years later I took a motorcycle
course that explained the physics of countersteering. I was much better
off not thinking about it.