cassian<p>So, I guess by way of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> …</p><p>TL;DR - I'm Cassian. Computer Monkey. Father. Internet junkie. Mac, Linux, iPhone user. Intermittent runner. Occasional photographer and gamer. Lapsed cyclist. Viewer of Sports.<br> <br>At work I'm an engineering leader for a big software company that makes some issue tracking stuff - you've probably heard of them, but I don't speak for them (updated 2023-09). I come from a systems engineering background, so I'm super passionate about working hard to be lazy and getting infrastructure / deployment / operations / etc out of the way so my engineers (and our customers) can get on with just building cool stuff.</p><p>At home I used to have hobbies, but now I have two young kids. I believe that you can love <a href="https://aus.social/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarTrek</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarWars</span></a>. I make / drink a lot of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coffee</span></a> - <a href="https://aus.social/tags/espresso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>espresso</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/v60" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>v60</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/aeropress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aeropress</span></a>. I'm a sucker for "reality" cooking shows. I love watching sport, and try to keep a pretty open mind as to what sport it is, but I particularly enjoy <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AFL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFL</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/F1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>F1</span></a> / <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Formula1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Formula1</span></a>, and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Cricket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cricket</span></a>.</p><p>In a past life I worked in political polling, so every once in a while I get excited by politics. Then I spend some time following it. Then I often end up wanting to scoop my eyes out with a rusty spoon.</p><p>When I can, I fire up the gaming laptop - mostly games that I bought many years ago and just keep playing - <a href="https://aus.social/tags/EuroTruckSimulator2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuroTruckSimulator2</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/halo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>halo</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/diablo3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diablo3</span></a></p>