Scott Adams of Dilbert fame answers the following questions with his Pleasure Unit Theory:
1. Why poor people are fatter than rich people.
2. Why people with crappy lives do drugs that are sure to be destructive in the long run.
3. Why you are reading this blog instead of working.

Josh Kaufman explains what the personal MBA is all about and lists the 42 books that will help you learn about business on your own time. I’ve read a number of business books but came across only two on his list I’d read before.

I came across StripGenerator on Digg and created my first comic in about 10 minutes.

The Company Blogger #1, #2, #3

Now who couldn’t use a set of talking lips to liven up online chatting? See this and the other top strangest gadgets at TechEBlog.

I guess it’s not just Microsoft that needs to worry about their “cashcow” applications moving to web. Here comes eyespot where one can mix and share video. Are the days of the installable application near extinction?

The Masters tournament from Augusta National begins tomorrow and I wouldn’t be surprised to see something very special transpire over the next four days.

It was only 10 years ago that Greg Norman took a six shot lead into the final round. What followed was arguably the greatest collapse in any major. I remember watching him choke an iron into Rae’s Creek on the 12th hole to fall out of the lead nobody figured he’d relinquish.

And it was twenty years ago that the magnificent Nicklaus turned back the clock to collect his sixth green jacket during a magical run like we’d never seen before. I think his plaid pants had something to do with it!

If I had a ticket to attend any sporting event in the world it would have to be the Masters. Let’s hope 2006 is as interesting as 1996 and 1986 were.

Something tells me that these are not the type of commercials that Chevy was hoping for when they began this contest. This is one of my favorites.

Heather posts GM: Viral Advertising Gone Awry?

Update: Chevrolet GM, Ed Peper responds to ad campaign. I like his reply.

Pretty dang cool, Apple. There is value in expanding your base outside of the Mac zealots like you did with the iPod for Windows. A dual-boot option for the new Mac is a MUCH better solution than running anything within a virtual machine environment. The customer wins by having access to the widest range of software choices and Apple wins because they will sell more hardware.

Wired has published a list written by Fark creator, Drew Curtis, detailing the ten best internet spoofs. I remember my inbox being flooded with mail about the Neiman Marcus cookie recipe.