See also: The Hipster Union.

Speaking of the Hipster Union, it’s now on a t-shirt! American Apparel, of course. If you want girls sizes, they are ONLY available in preorder SALE (only $15), which will run for the next week. Get ’em before they sell out! And by that, I mean to a record label. It’s preorder, I’ll order as many as you guys tell me to. PREORDER HERE »

Oh, and don’t say “hipster-jack” three times in a row. If you don’t get that, don’t worry about it.

The CARSCADE, also known as the Karssler Effect, has been known to plague most urban and suburban areas, especially around rush hour. The Karssler Effect is (of course) a reference to the Kessler effect, also known as the ablative cascade. If you don’t know what that is, look it up. It’ll scare the bejeez out of you.

Danger: Trap 3 Days to Go

This shirt is still in PREORDER SALE through Wednesday, April 20th. That means it’s only $15 instead of $20, all for a little extra wait time. Also, you help support me and gauge how many shirts I should order. So order now here »

True story, the DC Metro app I use to tell me when the next train is coming decided to update itself off of usage on my iPhone 3G. I posted about this on Twitter, and my clever friends began the app pun war. Thanks to Ananth, Caldwell, Hatton, Dern and Brandon for the chatter and ideas that inspired this comic.

Also for your enjoyment:

Which, is now going to be on a t-shirt and is now in preorder for $15! Preorders will run for a week. ORDER HERE »

I’m a guy who likes to watch every episode of a show. In the last couple of years, due in large part to the availability of streaming services like Hulu and Netflix as well as too much time spent working on things while having videos on, I have worked my way through every episode of a series of shows. These include (but are not limited to, and are in no particular order):

• Eureka
• Space: Above and Beyond
• Warehouse 13
• House
• Dexter
• Doctor Who
• Veronica Mars
• Farscape
• The Wire
• Mad Men
• Deadwood
• Reboot
• Firefly
• Terriers
• The new BSG
• Sports Night
• The West Wing

And probably more I can’t think of right now (but am now sick of their theme songs). So I find myself just finishing Farscape (the latest of these) and in need of a new show to devour. Consider this an opportunity to get me to watch that show you won’t shut up about, as well as discuss in the comments shows that you think are worth devouring.

For that matter, I think this whole devouring of a show is kind of a new thing due to the ease of DVR and streaming services. I think it’s interesting and really changes how you watch a show and what you notice about it. Seeing them all in quick succession helps you pick up some of the little details, but it also doesn’t give you the time to really digest all of the things you’ve seen. I think you lose some of the dramatic impact but it makes you hyper-aware of all the subtle things that change from episode to episode and season to season.

But it’s kind of like getting into a band that’s already broken up, you know the end is coming soon. Which has really been the worst part about it. At the end of each one I’m more than a little sad and sometimes even a bit lost trying to figure out what’s next. Such is the exciting life of a workaholic.

Feel free to weigh in with your thoughts on any of this, or shows to start watching, in the comments! For my sake and the sake of your fellow Systemics.

They say “you get what you pay for”, but I don’t think that applies to a conference room with tuna wraps and white chocolate macadamia nut cookies.

What’s the best free food you’ve ever gotten?

By the way, we are BACK UP AND RUNNING. New comics, M/W/F.

Finally, a quick recap! Got a chance to spend some of the weekend around Dave and Rob from Explosm, as well as Dante from Surviving the World. Neither one of them particularly need more readers, but as a fan of both their works I suggest you check them out if you haven’t already.