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LibreOffice 7.0.1.2 Macro Guide

Posted on September 30, 2020. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , |

LibreOffice 7.0.1.2 Macro Guide I’m using LibreOffice 7.0.1.2. I want to start learning about macros. Can anyone point me to a good guide online that is up to date that will start me down this path?

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First try writing a macro, can you see where I’ve gone wrong with this?

Posted on September 24, 2020. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , |

First try writing a macro, can you see where I’ve gone wrong with this? A prime example of “You can’t just make shit up and expect the computer to know what you mean, retardo!”, but does contain at least one useful answer. Also from reddit Differences between Libreoffice and Openoffice macro coding in 2020

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LibreOffice has a new Macro Team

Posted on September 24, 2020. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , |

LibreOffice has a new Macro Team Power users often implement macros in their documents, and LibreOffice’s volunteer contributors are typically power users, so it makes sense to ensure the tools they need are in excellent shape. We are excited to announce the creation of a dedicated team for macro improvements in the LibreOffice contributor community. […]

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Distance between two latitude/longitudes

Posted on September 11, 2020. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , |

Usually, the great circle distance is used to find the distance between two points on the Earth’s surface. This method is only an approximation (with errors being less than 0.5% according to Wikipedia) because the Earth is not a perfect sphere. Vincenty solutions of geodesics on the ellipsoid demonstrates superior approximations (errors less than 1mm), […]

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What is the math behind elliptic curve cryptography?

Posted on September 3, 2020. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , |

What is the math behind elliptic curve cryptography?

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Perl module creation with tests and git

Posted on July 24, 2020. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Perl module creation with tests and git This tutorial, on the other hand, tries to show the beginner one possible path in module creation. As always in perl there are many ways to get the job done and mine is far from the most optimal one, but as I have encountered many difficulties in choosing […]

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Delete old windows / program files from second drive?

Posted on June 23, 2020. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , |

Delete old windows / program files from second drive? The absurd “answers” on the microsoft community of course offer things like “Use Disk Cleanup” (which is a blatantly uneducated answer) or “just reformat the drive” (formatting avoids the problem rather than addressing it). What are the correct steps to delete these old files? TL;DR: Use […]

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Short survey of [perl] modules for combinations and permutations

Posted on June 1, 2020. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , |

Short survey of modules for combinations and permutations This is a short look at some modules for generating combinations and permutations. There are likely more modules that aren’t listed. RosettaCode has examples of writing the combinations and permutations functions by hand. TL;DR: Just use Algorithm::Combinatorics (full-featured, xs). Article dates back to 2015, but it’s still […]

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Exporting use strict/warnings into main

Posted on May 16, 2020. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , |

Exporting use strict/warnings into main When a user adds this package with use, I’d like it to automatically inject/export the use strict; use warnings pragmas so they don’t have to add it to their script. I’ve seen other packages do this but I can’t figure out how.

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SQLite vs MySQL vs PostgreSQL: A Comparison Of Relational Database Management Systems

Posted on May 9, 2020. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , |

SQLite vs MySQL vs PostgreSQL: A Comparison Of Relational Database Management Systems This article compares and contrasts three of the most widely implemented open-source RDBMSs: SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. Specifically, it will explore the data types that each RDBMS uses, their advantages and disadvantages, and situations where they are best optimized.

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