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Algorithms Can't Dream Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

Algorithms Can't Dream Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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Unisex with a relaxed cut, true to size, S to 4XL. Garment-dyed heavyweight tee.

Algorithms can't dream. Prediction is not imagination. A system can remix what already exists, but it cannot lie awake with an idea that nothing in its training ever contained, and the science fiction writer in the tee has lain awake with exactly that idea more nights than she can count. This one names the gap a model can never close. This tee is the gap.

Wear it to the science fiction convention, the writers' workshop, the library author talk, the MFA lecture, and the family dinner where a relative says the computer can write stories now. It is a strong gift for a science fiction writer, a poet, a screenwriter, and the friend who heard the 3 a.m. idea first.

The tee is a Comfort Colors 1717, garment-dyed in 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton, soft and evenly colored, with a heavier hand than a novelty tee and three words that read across a science fiction convention. Direct-to-garment. It bonds with the cotton.

Unisex, relaxed, true to size. S through 4XL. Colors: Black, White, Bay, Blossom. Also Chambray, Graphite, Ivory, Banana. It is the 3-a.m.-idea entry on our anti-AI movement page.

Designed and printed to order in the USA. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach or iron the design.

Details

  • Comfort Colors 1717 unisex tee.
  • Garment-dyed ring-spun cotton.
  • Weight 6.1 oz.
  • Direct-to-garment print, into the fabric.
  • Unisex, relaxed, true to size.
  • Sizes S through 4XL.
  • Eight colors, Black through Banana.
  • Made to order in the USA.

Common questions

Is this the same as the soul is not downloadable? Cousins. That one is the life behind the work; this one is the idea before the work exists at all.

Would a writers' group order these for the convention? Groups do. Every shirt is printed to order. Any mix of sizes, one order.

Which color do writers pick? Black and Graphite. Bay for the talk.

How does the 1717 fit? True to size, relaxed body. Order your usual.

Wear it to: the all-hands where they announce the new tool, the studio, the classroom, the town meeting about the data center.

Fabric and fit

Comfort Colors 1717: 6.1 oz 100 percent ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and soft-washed so it feels broken in from the first wear. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 4XL in eight colors. Double-needle stitching, no side seams, sewn-in label.

Measurements for every size are on the size and fit guide.

Printing and care

Printed to order in the USA, direct to garment: water-based ink goes into the fabric rather than sitting on top, so the print stays soft and does not crack or peel.

Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not iron the print. More on the fabric and care page.

Shipping and returns

Every shirt is made when you order it and ships from the USA. Current production and delivery times, and how returns work, are on the shipping and returns page. Ordering for a group? See group and bulk orders.

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