Tech Blog of Stephen Souness

Not long before starting my career break to help out with family, I had a social catch up with some work colleagues via Zoom and the conversation looped into what TV shows people have been watching lately... (do we still refer to things as TV?). Severance got a mention, so a few days later I got drawn into starting an Apple TV subscription to find out what it was all about. This post is going to be short and sweet, that may limit it to an inside joke or "Were you thinking what I was thinking?" as I don't want to offer up any spoilers about the Severance, or FedRAMP. I just hope nobody takes inspiration for life to immitate art, by having the Severance approach to work/life balance be applied to meet a level of FedRAMP isolation.

Trying out a different navigation system A month or so ago I upgraded to a car that has a SatNav system included, so I have been trying to use that instead of the Maps app on my phone. My experiences with it so far have generally been good, but it is far from flawless - a bit like Artificial Intelligence (AI) in software development. As context, my previous vehicle was not too old to include SatNav, it just hadn't been set up with English language or New Zealand maps - one of the down sides of having a second hand vehicle that originated in Japan. Flawed or incomplete information Driving around central Christchurch can be a bit challenging at times as various roadworks are underway, leaving streets closed off or narrowed down to a single lane. It could be reasonable to expect that a basic navigation system might not have up to the minute awareness of those closures and restrictions. However, something that I did not expect to encounter was the navigation system advising me to expec...