Received: from VMS.DC.LSOFT.COM (vms.dc.lsoft.com [206.241.12.2]) by locke.ccil.org (8.6.9/8.6.10) with ESMTP id CAA05377 for ; Sat, 27 Jul 1996 02:20:37 -0400 Message-Id: <199607270620.CAA05377@locke.ccil.org> Received: from PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM (206.241.12.4) by VMS.DC.LSOFT.COM (LSMTP for OpenVMS v1.1a) with SMTP id <8.12A0FE78@VMS.DC.LSOFT.COM>; Sat, 27 Jul 1996 0:57:39 -0500 Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 22:57:02 -0700 Reply-To: David A Johnston Sender: Lojban list From: David A Johnston Subject: Re: may the wind be always at your back To: Lojban Mailing list In-Reply-To: <199607270054.RAA17132@sun.lclark.edu> X-Mozilla-Status: 0011 Content-Length: 668 X-From-Space-Date: Mon Jul 29 12:48:00 1996 X-From-Space-Address: - To be perfectly honest, I don't think this saying has much to do with sailing. Yes, it may have started there, but it wouldn't have gained such wide usage if it didn't appeal to the human spirit. I think that it caught on because of the idea of the thing. With the wind at your back it's easier going in almost any circumstances. This is common sense. -marvin /*-------------------------------------------------------*/ a(m,W)float m,W;{int e=1;float p,Q,n;p=m;Q=W;while(e++<126) {n=p;p=p*p-Q*Q+m;Q=2*n*Q+W;if((p*p+Q*Q)>=4)return e;}return 0;}main(){float _,E=1.5;while((E-=0.130434783)>-1.5){for(_= (-2);_<1;_+=0.037974684)putchar(a(_,E)+32);putchar('\n');}}