https://pfournier01.github.io/CelestialSynapsePersonal blog of CelestialSynapse. 2026-01-11T23:04:15+00:00 Paola Fournier https://pfournier01.github.io/ Jekyll © 2026 Paola Fournier /assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png Volume normalization in music streaming services2025-11-17T00:00:00+00:00 2026-01-11T23:04:26+00:00 https://pfournier01.github.io/posts/Volume-normalization/ Paola Fournier A while back, I started listening more to music with CDs. I’ve always been an avid enjoyer of music and I want to support artists as best I can so buying CDs during shows is something I like doing. But then, something struck me, the music sounded better, way better, on CD compared to Tidal, which is supposed to deliver lossless, 16 bit per sample, 44.1kHz recordings, the same standard as CDs. ... Shuffling hashing on builtin ints in Python2025-10-16T00:00:00+00:00 2025-10-16T00:00:00+00:00 https://pfournier01.github.io/posts/hash/ Paola Fournier Background Python builtin hashing Python has this really convenient feature where hashing is a builtin function. It works great for many things, including dictionnaries (hashmaps). It also does a great job at making sure you don’t need to take a look at its inner workings or even just the result of the hashing function itself. It works, and that’s good enough. Hashing for lossy label compress... Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To2025-09-07T00:00:00+00:00 2025-09-07T00:00:00+00:00 https://pfournier01.github.io/posts/spirit_swap/ Paola Fournier Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To is an indie game available on itch.io and Steam for around 20€. Developped by softnotweak with music from Meltycanon. A demo is available on the storefront pages. Disclaimer: I got the game as part of a bundle It’s chill, it’s queer and so very charming. I would describe it as a mix of a match-3 type of game with a visual novel aspect to it. I will mostl... Boots Quest DX2025-09-06T00:00:00+00:00 2025-09-06T00:00:00+00:00 https://pfournier01.github.io/posts/boots_quest_dx/ Paola Fournier Boots Quest DX is an indie game available on itch.io and Steam for around 10€. Developped by Discount Realms with music by Dragon Warrior, Disclaimer: I got the game as part of a bundle Boots Quest DX is a really fun, really charming short game about finding the best boots. I find the atmosphere to be very reminiscent of some Flash games. What is not to love about Boots Quest DX? Itś fun, wi...