Terms and conditions

1.The shirt

One shirt, done properly. Heavyweight black cotton, the joke in white, and a family holding hands across the whole human-to-digital spectrum.

Blank

Cotton Heritage heavyweight tee, 6.5 oz, 100% combed ring-spun cotton

Color

Black

Print

White film transfer, 12 inches wide

Price

$35

Shipping

Printed to order. Arrives in about 1–2 weeks once sales open.

2.Why there's a waitlist

We don't take anyone's money for a shirt we haven't held. The first prints are on their way to us now. When one survives three distances and a wash, sales open, and the Founding Family hears first.

3.The Founding Family

Everyone who signs before sales open gets a founder number, issued in releases like software. Release v1.0 is founders #001 through #100. Then v1.1. Then v1.2. It closes for good when the first shirt goes on sale.

• Your founder number, by email.
• 48 hours to buy before anyone else.
• Patch notes: short updates from the house while the shirt gets made.
• A vote on shirt #2.
• Your first name on the Original Training Data wall, if you want it there.

4.The android clause

If any member of our cast is ever uploaded into an android body, Founding Family members get to meet them in person. First in line. Snacks provided.

The robot vacuum already has a body. It's shy.

5.Care instructions (human supervision required)

• Turn it inside out before washing.
• Cold water, gentle cycle.
• Tumble dry low, or better, hang dry.
• Never iron the print. If you must iron, iron inside out.
• No bleach, no fabric softener, no dry cleaning.
• The print is a film transfer, so it feels slightly smooth. That's by design.

6.Money and your email

Signing up costs nothing and charges nothing. We use your email to send your founder number, patch notes and the opening-day notice. Nothing else, and every email has a way out.