The Important Questions

A take on Rust development and acronym-induced existential dread. From compile times to SQLX pronunciations, this article explores the real tradeoffs you make building desktop apps with serious tooling.

June 18, 2025

Right to Disconnect

Kevin O'Leary recently shared his strong opposition to Australia's new right to disconnect law, which allows employees to ignore work communications outside business hours. O'Leary argued that employees should always be reachable, even at 2 a.m., or risk losing their jobs. However, the author counters this perspective, emphasizing that a well-structured company should never rely on single points of failure that require middle-of-the-night calls. Good leadership means building a resilient business model where employees can maintain work-life balance without jeopardizing operations.

August 31, 2024

Redesigning hluska.ca

I'm not a very good designer so I always find redesigning my website difficult, but this time around, I've noticed how incredibly complicated the modern stack is...even if you just want to design your own website.

June 18, 2024