Premodernist
@premodernist.bsky.social
Former academic, now a history educator on YouTube
You're "in" a movie, "in" a play, and "in" a video, but you're "on" a TV show. Why is that?
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
You're "in" a movie, "in" a play, and "in" a video, but you're "on" a TV show. Why is that?
Historically there have been cultures that kept the remains of dead loved ones in the home with them. It will be interesting to see if our culture evolves in that direction except with digital remains.
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Calum Worthy on X: "What if the loved ones we've lost could be part of our future? https://t.co/oFBGekVo1R" / X
What if the loved ones we've lost could be part of our future? https://t.co/oFBGekVo1R
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November 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Historically there have been cultures that kept the remains of dead loved ones in the home with them. It will be interesting to see if our culture evolves in that direction except with digital remains.
x.com/CalumWorthy/...
x.com/CalumWorthy/...
This 4K, 8K terminology is confusing. Why can't we call them 2160p and 4320p?
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This 4K, 8K terminology is confusing. Why can't we call them 2160p and 4320p?
Artist's depiction of Martians, 1906
November 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Artist's depiction of Martians, 1906
The Italians may have invented pizza, but the Canadians perfected it.
October 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The Italians may have invented pizza, but the Canadians perfected it.
Saw this in a 1901 magazine and for a moment thought it was AI.
September 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Saw this in a 1901 magazine and for a moment thought it was AI.
George Lucas and Steven Spielberg were in their 30s when they made Raiders of the Lost Ark. If it were made today, it would be created by two millennials and take place in 1980.
August 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
George Lucas and Steven Spielberg were in their 30s when they made Raiders of the Lost Ark. If it were made today, it would be created by two millennials and take place in 1980.
Stomp Clap Hey was good, actually
July 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Stomp Clap Hey was good, actually
Pluto had it coming.
July 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Pluto had it coming.
It's hard to believe Jedi Party came out 12 years ago.
March 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
It's hard to believe Jedi Party came out 12 years ago.
Holy cow. I watch ONE academic lecture about Ancient Egypt on YouTube and suddenly my home tab is flooded with pseudoarchaeology.
February 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Holy cow. I watch ONE academic lecture about Ancient Egypt on YouTube and suddenly my home tab is flooded with pseudoarchaeology.
In one million hours we will all be dead.
February 1, 2025 at 1:26 AM
In one million hours we will all be dead.
Happy new year!
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January 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Happy new year!
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I wonder what Return of the Jedi would have been like if George Lucas had successfully persuaded David Lynch to direct it.
January 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I wonder what Return of the Jedi would have been like if George Lucas had successfully persuaded David Lynch to direct it.
A sad consequence of the modern era of streaming is that the Princess Switch trilogy will never be released on DVD or Blu-ray.
December 29, 2024 at 4:35 AM
A sad consequence of the modern era of streaming is that the Princess Switch trilogy will never be released on DVD or Blu-ray.
We are monkey geniuses.
December 22, 2024 at 9:47 PM
We are monkey geniuses.
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The Piasa flag was simply too sexy for the squares on the flag commission.
December 11, 2024 at 3:12 AM
The Piasa flag was simply too sexy for the squares on the flag commission.
Three Rules of Illinois Flag Design:
1) No state outline
2) No silhouette of Lincoln
3) No Chicago star (Chicago is not the whole state)
1) No state outline
2) No silhouette of Lincoln
3) No Chicago star (Chicago is not the whole state)
December 11, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Three Rules of Illinois Flag Design:
1) No state outline
2) No silhouette of Lincoln
3) No Chicago star (Chicago is not the whole state)
1) No state outline
2) No silhouette of Lincoln
3) No Chicago star (Chicago is not the whole state)
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Food: Mediterranean 🇬🇷🤝🇹🇷
Season: Pumpkin spice season 🍂
Drink: Jarritos 🥂
Color: Green 💚
Anime: I grew up on Hanna-Barbera. What is this "anime"? 🇺🇸
@embracehistoria.bsky.social
@stefanmilo.bsky.social
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@joescott.bsky.social
Food: Mediterranean 🇬🇷🤝🇹🇷
Season: Pumpkin spice season 🍂
Drink: Jarritos 🥂
Color: Green 💚
Anime: I grew up on Hanna-Barbera. What is this "anime"? 🇺🇸
@embracehistoria.bsky.social
@stefanmilo.bsky.social
@emperortigerstar.bsky.social
@iammrbeat.bsky.social
@joescott.bsky.social
Fiiiiiiiiine
Food: Japanese katsu + curry 🍛
Season: Summer 🌞
Drink: Root Beer
Color: Dark Blue
Anime: One Piece ☠️
@zerokirbs.bsky.social
@midekai.bsky.social
@azulotus.bsky.social
@dizzythaartist.bsky.social
And eff it, why not?
@premodernist.bsky.social
Food: Japanese katsu + curry 🍛
Season: Summer 🌞
Drink: Root Beer
Color: Dark Blue
Anime: One Piece ☠️
@zerokirbs.bsky.social
@midekai.bsky.social
@azulotus.bsky.social
@dizzythaartist.bsky.social
And eff it, why not?
@premodernist.bsky.social
5 Favorites, 5 Tags!
Thank you Bun 💜
Food: Soft Scrambled Eggs🥚
Season: Autumn 🍂
Drink: Arnold Palmer ☕🍋
Color: Lavender Purple🪻
Anime: Your Name 💫
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@rastamanstan.bsky.social
Thank you Bun 💜
Food: Soft Scrambled Eggs🥚
Season: Autumn 🍂
Drink: Arnold Palmer ☕🍋
Color: Lavender Purple🪻
Anime: Your Name 💫
@itzmeggles.bsky.social
@mralexsan00.bsky.social
@nicogames1000.bsky.social
@dayleonfefe.bsky.social
@rastamanstan.bsky.social
October 27, 2024 at 5:40 PM
5 faves / 5 tags
Food: Mediterranean 🇬🇷🤝🇹🇷
Season: Pumpkin spice season 🍂
Drink: Jarritos 🥂
Color: Green 💚
Anime: I grew up on Hanna-Barbera. What is this "anime"? 🇺🇸
@embracehistoria.bsky.social
@stefanmilo.bsky.social
@emperortigerstar.bsky.social
@iammrbeat.bsky.social
@joescott.bsky.social
Food: Mediterranean 🇬🇷🤝🇹🇷
Season: Pumpkin spice season 🍂
Drink: Jarritos 🥂
Color: Green 💚
Anime: I grew up on Hanna-Barbera. What is this "anime"? 🇺🇸
@embracehistoria.bsky.social
@stefanmilo.bsky.social
@emperortigerstar.bsky.social
@iammrbeat.bsky.social
@joescott.bsky.social
Did all the YouTubers just somehow forget how sketchy BetterHelp is?
October 19, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Did all the YouTubers just somehow forget how sketchy BetterHelp is?
Am I imagining things, or is everyone on YouTube younger than me?
September 19, 2024 at 3:05 AM
Am I imagining things, or is everyone on YouTube younger than me?
You know what's weird? Gravity.
July 15, 2024 at 9:24 PM
You know what's weird? Gravity.
Reposted by Premodernist
Bluesky handles moderation differently than you might be used to. With loads of toggles and settings to change, it can be hard to wrap your mind around it. Here’s how it works.
How to Clean Up Your Bluesky Feed
In our recent comparison of Mastodon, Bluesky, and Threads, we detail a few of the ways the similar-at-a-glance microblogging social networks differ, and one of the main distinctions is how much
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June 22, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Bluesky handles moderation differently than you might be used to. With loads of toggles and settings to change, it can be hard to wrap your mind around it. Here’s how it works.
Be careful buying audiobooks on Google Play (for public domain books, at least). They sell Librivox recordings, which are in the public domain and available for free at librivox.org. They also put a fake name as the reader instead of giving credit to the volunteer who made the recording.
April 21, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Be careful buying audiobooks on Google Play (for public domain books, at least). They sell Librivox recordings, which are in the public domain and available for free at librivox.org. They also put a fake name as the reader instead of giving credit to the volunteer who made the recording.