https://paulstapel.com/categories/daily-drop/Recent content in Daily Drop on Paul's ParticlesHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 02 Jun 2026 23:00:24 +0200https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/26-06-02/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:00:24 +0200https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/26-06-02/Today I Learned How to integrate feedback from your peers into a thesis document. Thought I Thought How can we make grocery shopping more optimal per person while keeping it versatile and affordable? Hmmm. Today’s Media I read a really interesting article from Amazon about flat vs fat node topology in datacenters. Song Of The Day “Me Gustas Tu” by Manu Chao Note To Self Stay on top of the laundry man!https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/26-06-01/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:46:09 +0200https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/26-06-01/Today I Learned I learned everything there is to know about the Urnings rating system in adaptive learning environments. Thought I Thought I am laughing a lot lately, love for the world is loud. Today’s Media I watched episode 9 of Akane-Banashi, an anime on Rakugo. This anime is teaching me a lot about public speaking and audience management. Highly recommend it. Song Of The Day “Been so long”, by Neon Vectors and Macross 82-99.https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/26-03-31/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:04:43 +0200https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/26-03-31/Today I Learned Not that much actually, it was mostly a bookkeeping day. Biography worthy I discovered incense. Also made my gamer tag. Thought I Thought I think I want to embody stillness and calm. Today’s Media Watched apothecary diaries. Song Of The Day Just random lofi slop. Note To Self Make sure to listen to music while working for better focus. Game inspiration Not a game idea, but ECS in general.https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/26-03-30/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:05:31 +0200https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/26-03-30/Today I Learned How to tunnel your localhost to a server using ssh, and how to host two instances of an app on the same remote server. Biography worthy I finally got the server working, after about 4 hours of trying this afternoon. Thought I Thought I think it would be a good idea to start making a game with (most of) my group of the software project. Today’s Media I played bapbap with friends today.https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/26-03-20/Sat, 21 Mar 2026 16:11:21 +0100https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/26-03-20/Today I Learned How to work with AI API’s and specifically Ollama for building AI chatbots. I am still learning. Biography worthy Had a really fun pubquiz, where I felt I was able to socialise with people at work a lot better. Thought I Thought I should make my own websites more often… Maybe for tools or something, idk. Today’s Media Not much really, didn’t have the time. Song Of The Day Bing Bong, by bbno$.https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/26-03-19/Sat, 21 Mar 2026 16:05:39 +0100https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/26-03-19/Today I Learned How to write in the Vue frontend framework Biography worthy Went on a walk where I was full of energy and very joyful, realised I should do this more often. Thought I Thought I wish me of the past was as smart as me from the future. Today’s Media I watched the first episode of Steel Ball Run, it was peak. Song Of The Day Dance with STEEL BALL RUNhttps://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/26-03-17/Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:12:23 +0100https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/26-03-17/Today I Learned About how to play TI4 Biography worthy I had a presentation about my thesis, and I really liked the formatting and results I was able to present. Thought I Thought I should maybe try going to a festival once. Today’s Media Another episode of xiaomao Note To Self When running, maybe try setting a constant pace Game inspiration We should have a cooking game that feels more like cooking.https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/26-03-16/Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:40:16 +0100https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/26-03-16/Today I Learned More about testing plans and how to do a retrospective in scrum. Biography worthy We decided with our software project group to do a game of TI4. Thought I Thought Git, when done right, doesn’t have many merge conflicts. Can’t the version control be made simpler than this? Today’s Media I watched another episode of Apothecary Diaries. Peak. Song Of The Day Two, by bbno$ Note To Self Make sure to cancel work next thursday, and try to keep your calendar up to date.https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/26-03-15/Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:31:40 +0100https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/26-03-15/Today I Learned How to mathematically prove properties of networks and how to reverse engineer a circuit from some terminal equation of motion. Biography worthy I finally found a circuit that theoretically implements the Edge of Stability Echo State Network Thought I Thought A company singing sea shanties during work would go hard Today’s Media Started the second season of Apothecary Diaries. Song Of The Day Like a rolling stone, Bob Dylan.https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/26-03-14/Sat, 14 Mar 2026 23:54:33 +0100https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/26-03-14/Today I Learned I learned about different frameworks for A/B testing. I especially learned a lot about posthog. Biography worthy If today were a biography, I’d write about how I realised once again how grateful I am for all the wonderful people in my life. Thought I Thought I should really write more of these, as I like reading back about my days. Today’s Media I am currently watching the One Piece life action, season 2.https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-12-01/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:45:10 +0100https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-12-01/Today I Learned How to use linear algebra in applications of Quantum Mechanics. Biography worthy The time I spend slow cooking food, and how it can bring me warmth and comfort on cold and dark days such as this one. Thought I Thought I wonder if using the terminal to manage my tasks will work out to suit me better than the app on my phone. Today’s Media I watched Yu Yu Hakusho again with my brother.https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-30/Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:49:54 +0100https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-30/Today I Learned The fundamental math needed for Quantum mechanics. Thought I Thought I should maybe switch up some of the prompts for the daily drop after each month… We’ll see what I decide tomorrow I guess. Today’s Media I watched some more Yu Yu Hakusho, currently at episode 84. Song Of The Day Some random Lofi music for the chill vibes. Today’s Question Today, I ask myself how to keep the balance of things in life.https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-29/Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:43:38 +0100https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-29/Today I Learned How to be more efficient at household tasks. Thought I Thought They should invent some term for narcissism that is a bit weaker than narcissism. Today’s Media I watched the JJK execution special in theatres. The recap was so ass I could die. Song Of The Day Hatsune Miku, Magical Cure! Love Shot! Ironically…? Today’s Question What else should I be doing? I feel like I am forgetting something.https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-28/Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:34:30 +0100https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-28/Today I Learned More about how to socialise with colleagues. Thought I Thought How does a story become funny? Or in what context. Today’s Media I played Cult of the Lamb with Levi. Song Of The Day Sinterklaas songs, because we celebrated Sinterklaas at the company Today’s Question Am I driving safely enough, or are people on the road just stupid? Note To Self Don’t try to solve other people’s problems too much, as it may shift part of the blame on you.https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-27/Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:27:18 +0100https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-27/Today I Learned More on concurrency, and how/why gradient descent works mathematically Thought I Thought How high is the highest ceiling? Today’s Media Watched Yu Yu Hakusho with bro Song Of The Day Color your night, probably gonna be my no. 1 on spotify wrapped this year again. Today’s Question How can I motivate myself to do more creative work? Note To Self Go to bed earlier! A Fascinating World I am really interested to write about magic that comes at some price in terms of the components used.https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-26/Wed, 26 Nov 2025 23:14:49 +0100https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-26/Today I Learned How to use MVar to make thread safe datastructures. Thought I Thought I should find a way to write these blogs on my phone as well. Should be able to figure something out, as this is just markdown… Today’s Media A twitter post saying the plural form of mutex is deadlock. Yeah, I felt that. Song Of The Day Retrogade, James Blake. Today’s Question What do I still need to do in the next 18 days.https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-25/Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:20:16 +0100https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-25/Today I Learned How to use MVar and IORef to build concurrent and thread safe programmes in Haskell Thought I Thought Cleaning and drying clothes takes quite some time, but is really relaxing as well. Today’s Media Mostly listening to lofi music. Song Of The Day Eterna City, Mikel. A lofi remix of a pokemon song. Today’s Question What steps do I need to perform to enroll for a master’s degree?https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-24/Mon, 24 Nov 2025 22:16:00 +0100https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-24/Today I Learned Some more things about working in the terminal of my computer. Thought I Thought I should get back to locking in, haha. Today’s Media Watched some YuYu Hakusho again. Song Of The Day Color your night, big surprise. Today’s Question What shall I do in the evenings after work. Play or creative work? Note To Self Get back to learning Chinese you fool. A Fascinating World A world with your personal weather sphere around you would be cool.https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-23/Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:55:25 +0100https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-23/Today I Learned How to play brass birmingham Thought I Thought I need more sleep. Today’s Media Playing some silksong Song Of The Day Flyday China town Today’s Question How to plan my next week for university. Note To Self Make sure to make some appointments for next weeks. A Fascinating World A lego TTRPG would go pretty hard I think. Like, lego dice, building things with friends to help solve puzzles or other obstacles thrown by the DM, stuff like that.https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-22/Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:47:42 +0100https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-22/Today I Learned To enjoy time with my friends, and not beat myself up for not being perfect in providing for them. Thought I Thought I am really glad to have met all of these close friends Today’s Media The David/Collin/Levi Podcast xD Song Of The Day Red sun in the sky xD Today’s Question What to do to surpass this year’s birthday dinner. Hmmmmm Note To Self Learn from a Chinese guy how to make 糖油果子https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-21/Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:31:50 +0100https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-21/Today I Learned How to fold dumplings Thought I Thought DotNL is actually kind of based Today’s Media I watched another YuYu Hakusho with Hans Song Of The Day IRIS OUT, from the Chainsawman movie Today’s Question How am I going to create enough food tomorrow. Note To Self Don’t forget to ask coworkers about their day sometimes A Fascinating World Teleporting from place to place would be really cool. I wonder what the infrastructure would be like.https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-20/Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:26:15 +0100https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-20/Today I Learned How to plan for a large dinner Thought I Thought At what times can I best study Mandarin Today’s Media I watched YuYu Hakusho with my brother Song Of The Day Color your night, Persona 3 reload. Today’s Question How can I balance pleasing friends and pleasing myself. Note To Self Make a shopping list before going to the toko. A Fascinating World Food gives you actual buffs like in video games, businesses have designated cooks to get just the right buffs to increase sales and development time.https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-19/Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:25:05 +0100https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-19/Today I Learned The final parts of Chinese grammar for HSK 3 Thought I Thought A clean environment really does cure dips Today’s Media I watched an interesting video about making games in Godot. Song Of The Day Random bossa nova songs. Today’s Question How do I manage my expectations for myself when holding social events or lessons? How can I ensure I don’t overprepare? Note To Self Keep practicing Chinese vocabulary ;)https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-18/Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:17:53 +0100https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-11-18/Today I Learned Today I taught myself to get back on track with my bloggin intentions. After an amazing 2.5 months in China, it is high time I get back into my regular, awesome, radical flow Thought I Thought When making a game, I really like difficulty… Today’s Media I listened to a whole lot of music today, let’s see if my spotify wrapped will have increased my listing time this year :))https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-09-28/Sun, 28 Sep 2025 16:01:34 +0800https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-09-28/Today I Learned How to use different metrics about an object to “brute force” your way into object identification. As long as you have enough metrics, there is nothing you can’t qualify really. Thought I Thought Clover Coffee Today’s Media Nothing much, just figuring out Dianping again. Song Of The Day 中间人， by Ice Paper. Today’s Question What shall I do during Golden Week next week. Note To Self Don’t slip, wear better shoes during the rain or walk slowly.https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-09-27/Sun, 28 Sep 2025 15:49:43 +0800https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-09-27/Today I Learned How to make mooncake Thought I Thought Japanese would also be quite an interesting language to learn after I’m finished with studying Chinese Today’s Media I felt a bit sick, so I did a lot of searching on Dianping for fun things to do while in China. Song Of The Day Today’s song is 时间胶囊 by Ryan.B and 丛琳潼elf Today’s Question How do people in China guess the pronunciation of a word they don’t know?https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-09-04/Thu, 04 Sep 2025 23:11:57 +0800https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-09-04/Today I Learned How to better work with generics and type-casting in c# in order to make a general system for working with Components in an ECS. Thought I Thought Timo To Go Seriouso Today’s Media Watched some more “The good place”, and tried a few episodes of Great Teacher Onizuka. Song Of The Day Ginger, by TOMOO. I resonate strongly with the cat in that song. Today’s Question Is fortune not man-made?https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-09-03/Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:54:12 +0800https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-09-03/Today I Learned That the Chinese Visa system can be quite the pain in the *** Thought I Thought How lucky I am to have you and I live in the same world. Today’s Media I watched a few episodes of the good place, and finished the book “Press reset”. Song Of The Day My favorite song: Color you night, from Persona 3 reload. Today again, it helped me be filled with love.https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-09-02/Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-09-02/Today I Learned How to use generic structs in C# to create interfaces that don’t need an instance of a class to still store information about that class. Thought I Thought Would a monkey think my phone is a fruit? (hopefully not) Today’s Media I started watching “The good place” on Netflix after having it recommended, and read two chapters of “Press reset” (2 more to go). Song Of The Day Again, it is Lucky, by TOMOOhttps://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-09-01/Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://paulstapel.com/daily-drop/25-09-01/Today I Learned I played with randomisation in Javascript to make this template, and learned how to convert my usual lay-out to new HTML elements. Thought I Thought Umbrellas are really cool weapons if you hold them like a baseball bat Today’s Media Watched “City the animation” by KyoAni, which I still find incredibly wholesome. Read a chapter of “Press reset” by Jason Schreier, which is more of a gut-punch in terms of what the Game industry is like.