The Daily Index — Tuesday, May 27, 2025 · TLDR Index

PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

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I THINK IT'S TIME TO GIVE NIX A CHANCE

Nix was designed to solve the lack of true reproducibility in software development. While it has been around for two decades, Nix has largely flown under the radar of mainstream development. This is likely due to its steep learning curve. However, the tooling around Nix has matured significantly, so it's now worth giving it a try.

maych.in · 16 min

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BIG BANKS EXPLORE VENTURING INTO CRYPTO WORLD TOGETHER WITH JOINT STABLECOIN

The biggest banks in the US are in discussions about whether to team up and issue a joint stablecoin. The talks are in early stages and any final decision would depend on how stablecoins will be legislated. Banks have been bracing for the possibility that stablecoins could become widely adopted under President Trump. Stablecoins could speed up more routine transactions, but there is still some skepticism about the security of the technology and the regulatory implications of getting involved with digital assets.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 4 min

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$1M REVENUE, $0 PROFIT: OUR D2C REALITY CHECK

Kodgem built its business around a device that helped people with their posture. Despite the company's growth to $1 million in revenue, there was zero profit for its founders due to several mistakes, including inventory planning disasters, no real financial management, and failed marketplace partnerships. The founders never paid themselves, causing them to almost burn out completely multiple times. They had gotten caught up in the growth story and forgotten the most basic rule of business: you need to make more money than you spend.

indiehackers.com · 10 min

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YOU CAN CHOOSE TOOLS THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY

People make technical decisions, in part, because the technology feels good, comfortable, or familiar - and that's fine.

borretti.me · 2 min

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ON THE OBJECTIVITY OF DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS

People use data to make decisions because they think that data is the truest form of objectivity, but bias isn't something that can be easily removed - it's important to remember that data isn't any more objective than we are.

thisisimportant.net · 2 min

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THE COPILOT DELUSION

We're building a world where curiosity gets lobotomized at the door - the industry is going to be filled with people who think they're good because of their bots, while people who put in the effort will get chewed up by a system that doesn't value understanding anymore.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 12 min

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LOSSLESS VIDEO COMPRESSION USING RATIONAL BLOOM FILTERS

This article discusses an approach to lossless video compression that involves repurposing Bloom filters and requires no external data for decompression.

github.com · 4 min

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CRACKING THE DAVE & BUSTER'S ANOMALY

The Dave & Buster's anomaly demonstrates how Apple's BlastDoor mechanism, which was designed to thwart hacking attempts, works as designed.

rambo.codes · 7 min

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CREATING DEBIAN PACKAGES FROM UPSTREAM GIT

This post demonstrates the optimal flow for creating new Debian packages.

optimizedbyotto.com · 25 min