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02:03 <Prax01D> You know... youse guys should begin constructing a "Maxima For Dummies" document out of this #maxima channel.
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15:49 <CHodapp> Stick something in the FAQ about what to do when something returns an expression like "x = foobarbazquux" and you need "foobarbazquux" because that one took me awhile to figure out.
15:53 <HaraldG> Chodapp: Just give the answer here and it will get logged anyway.
15:53 <HaraldG> Google will remeber you for ever ... ;)
15:53 <CHodapp> well, it's just the rhs(...) function
15:54 <CHodapp> or lhs(...) in some cases
15:54 <HaraldG> And my typos too. :(
15:54 <CHodapp> 
ACTION shrugs

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15:57 <msingh> sup niggas?
15:58 <msingh> i have a question: how can i get a numeric approximation of a variable/constant
16:01 <CHodapp> I AM NO "NIGGA"
16:01 <msingh> CHodapp, ok, kindly my condolenses
16:01 <CHodapp> nor am I African-American
16:01 <CHodapp> oh, by the way, use float(...)
16:02 <msingh> ah, sexy. 
16:02 <msingh> that works
16:02 <msingh> i was putting %pi and it would give me errors
16:02 <msingh> what is that about?
16:03 <msingh> like 2*%pi 
16:03 <msingh> 
ACTION notices it is working now though

16:04 <msingh> :)
16:05 <msingh> CHodapp, can i change the default syntax?
16:07 <CHodapp> WHAT?
16:08 <msingh> i want to do like (float somefink) 
16:08 <msingh> not float(somefink)
16:09 <CHodapp> maxima may be written in Lisp but I don't think that would be the easiest thing to do
16:09 <msingh> im using it through emacs
16:10 <msingh> feels like i shud be dealing in sexps in the REPL
16:10 <msingh> it is a lisp underneath, isnt it?
16:11 <CHodapp> yes
16:11 <HaraldG> Try prefix("float");
16:12 <HaraldG> However it doesn't insist on parentheses...
16:12 <msingh> mmm
16:13 <msingh> yes it gives an error/warning when i leave them in
16:13 <msingh> Improper name or value in functional position:  -- an error.  Quitting.  To debug this try debugmode(true);
16:14 <msingh> you know what sucks
16:14 <msingh> plotting using gnuplot
16:14 <msingh> gnuplot is some ghetto shit. it is all but useless
16:14 <CHodapp> gnuplot isn't that bad, just a little old
16:15 <msingh> it is just not as useful as a specialized graphing program
16:15 <msingh> gnuplot has to do too many things - it is general
16:18 <msingh> maxima is sexy though
16:18 <msingh> imagine if it was that symbolics one? 
16:18 <msingh> that wud be sick
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17:11 <Prax01D> trebor_win: You entirely miss my point. Which was your whole point from the beginning.
17:18 <msingh> http://www.math.utexas.edu/pipermail/maxima/2003/005884.html
17:18 <msingh> ^hot hot shit
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19:36 <trebor_win> Prax01D: ok. 
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