Problems problems: My Android Internet Radio

Okay, this blog's formatting has gotten a bit ragged since I last posted. I will need to put some work into it.

My current issue is a beef I have with Google/Android. I recently purchased a Sungale Internet Radio. Note the last word: Radio. The Sungale device has been described as an Android phone device without the phone. But, it is a radio. That is it's purpose. So, why is Google Play persistently downloading video games? More to the point, why does Google Play feel their download is so important that it can interrupt your streaming music source with it's latest game download? I pity the people that own an Android smart phone.

And, what about this little virus com.google.provision. Apparently it is also the source of many unwanted downloads. You can delete it but it pops up again. But, no-one seems to know who is the source or how to eliminate it from your device once and for all. I am calling for Google to step up and acknowledging the existence of this problem and providing a fix.

Anyone else having problems with their Android device?

Ignorance IS a defense

FBI director Comey today characterized Hillary Clinton's handling of State Department email as extremely careless--but not intentional, and declined recommending prosecution to Justice. This despite finding Secret and Top Secret messages on Clinton's private servers.

So, contrary to everything I was taught, ignorance of the law is a defense.

A nice quote on politics

Here's a nice quote to keep in mind when observing politicians today: (Consensus) should be about finding the middle ground in the national interest. But in reality it always becomes about finding the middle ground between political parties.

KASSAM: UKIP Doesn’t Need ‘Forward Thinking’
It Needs Someone With The B*llocks To Smash The Establishment

Entitlement Reform

Entitlement reform is one of these perennial topics of discussion in politics with the usual theme: Yes, we must reform Social Security and MediCare. What is usually forgotten is that those two items are not entitlements. Rather, they are benefits that were paid for with paycheck deductions.

But, goes the counter argument, those programs are out of or nearly out of funds. To which one should reply: Yes. That is true because Congress spent all the money on other programs. So, Congress can now raise funds by, perhaps, selling off public lands. Certainly not by putting a greater burden on the taxpayer or taking away the benefits retirees have paid for.

That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.