While copy-pasting an index from a website to a spreadsheet (google sheet) recently, I found several annoying points of formatting: Each item was an html link, which could not be easily removed in bulk The items were “double spaced” using two new lines after each item. I found the easiest way to remove this formatting…Continue reading Removing double line breaks in a text editor on Linux (Fedora)
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How to randomly select data from a column in libreoffice
This is a up-to-date variation of some docs I found useful, the original was made by johnSUN. My problem Today I was researching for a possible change in the phpList UI: right now the behaviour of the menu item “Send a campaign” depends on if you have draft campaigns or not. If you have no…Continue reading How to randomly select data from a column in libreoffice
Protect yourself from Thunderbird email auto-complete when you start a new job
I had heard tell of dramatic/humiliating problems caused by erroneous email auto-complete before, but never been personally affected. I recently discovered that, while social embarrassments are… embarrassing, when you leave one employer and join a new one, the stakes are raised and the problems caused could easily have wider repercussions. I decided to sort out…Continue reading Protect yourself from Thunderbird email auto-complete when you start a new job