Obama Challenges Hillary in Fundraising

Barack Obama raises $25 million for fundraising, trumping Hillary.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Democrat Barack Obama raked in $25 million for his presidential bid in the first three months of 2007, placing him on a par with front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton and dashing her image as the party's inevitable nominee. Obama's fundraising number came from an official in his campaign who spoke on condition of anonymity. The eye-popping figure was the latest evidence that Obama, a political newcomer who has served just two years in the Senate, has emerged as the most powerful new force in presidential politics this year. It also reinforced his status as a significant threat to Clinton, who'd hoped her own $26 million first quarter fundraising total would begin to squeeze her rivals out of contention.

Take that Billary. She thinks she can't be rivaled. I also love the above picture, it looks like he's taunting her and laughing in her face.

Cincinnatti Mayor Pitches to China

Quite possibly the worst opening day pitch ever. He wanted to re-throw and the Ref says no due to the safety risk for ALL Ohio-ans.

Daylight Savings Gives No Savings

New Daylight Savings Time = No increased energy savings

The US government's plan to boost energy savings by moving Daylight Saving Time forward by three weeks was apparently a waste of time and effort, as the technological foibles Americans experienced failed to give way to any measurable energy savings. While the change caused no major infrastructure problems in the country, plenty of electronics and computer systems that were designed with the original DST switchover date (first Sunday in April) failed to update. The inconvenience was minor, and the potential savings were great. Or so we were told by the politicians behind the move. As it turns out, the US Department of Energy (and almost everyone else except members of Congress) was correct when they predicted that there would be little energy savings. This echoed concerns voiced after a similar experiment was attempted in Australia. Critics pointed out a basic fact: the gains in the morning will be offset by the losses at night, and vice-versa, at both ends of the switch. That appears to be exactly what happened. Reuters spoke with Jason Cuevas, spokesman for Southern Co. power, who said it plainly: "We haven't seen any measurable impact." New Jersey's Public Service Enterprise Group said the same thing: "no impact" on their business.

I love meaningless changes that affect millions of people. Who forgot to do research when they implemented this? Australia already tried it. It failed. Maybe it would be different in the U.S. Wrong.

Internet Crap - Dark Porcelain

Google Introduces Free Internet through your toilet on April Fools

Senior executives at Google Inc. launched their annual April Fools Day prank Sunday, posting a link on the company's home page to a site offering consumers free high-speed wireless Internet through their home plumbing systems. Code-named "Dark Porcelain," Google said its "Toilet Internet Service Provider" (TiSP) works with Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows Vista operating system. But sorry—septic tanks are incompatible with the system's requirements. The gag included a mock press release quoting Google co-founder and president Larry Page, a step-by-step online installation manual, and a scatological selection of Frequently Asked Questions. On some Google sites, the company's official logo—a multicolored "Google" that changes according to the season and on holidays—substituted a commode for the second "g." "There's actually a thriving little underground community that's been studying this exact solution for a long time," Page said in the facetious statement. "And today our Toilet ISP team is pleased to be leading the way through the sewers, up out of your toilet and—splat—right onto your PC."

Blades of Glory

Blades of Glory smashes box office.

Audi R8

The new Audi R8.