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I Built a Rust App to Save My Family from Embarrassment on Video Calls

daniel.mudanjara@gmail.com (Dan) — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:55 +0000

The Problem Every WFH Person Knows

You’re on a video call with a client. Things are going well. You’re presenting something important. And then — your kid walks in. Or your spouse pops their head around the door to ask what’s for dinner. Or worse, someone walks past in the background in… let’s say “casual home attire.”

The client says “it’s fine, no worries!” Your family member is mortified. You spend the next 30 seconds pretending nothing happened.

Swiggy Won't Show You Your Spending. So I Parsed 113 PDFs to Find Out.

daniel.mudanjara@gmail.com (Dan) — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:00:00 +0000

I had a simple question — how much am I actually spending on Swiggy every month?

Not a rough guess. Not a “feels like a lot.” I wanted actual numbers. Food orders, Instamart groceries, the taxes I never think about, the handling fees I always ignore. All of it.

Turns out, getting that answer was harder than I expected. And the answer itself? ₹1.14 Lakhs in 6 months. That number alone made the whole exercise worth it.