Simon Coudé - ク—デ サイモン
@scoude.bsky.social
Astrophysicist 🔭 and huge nerd 🛸. French Canadian 🇨🇦 in Japan 🇯🇵. Views mine. (he/him)
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Most importantly, here is an old picture of my cat "helping" me write my PhD thesis.
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Fine, whatever, this random cat is your new god of the winter solstice
December 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Fine, whatever, this random cat is your new god of the winter solstice
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I like being an uncle for the holidays because: Mom and dad are responsible, and will discipline you. Grandpa and Grandma are indulgent, and will coddle you. But the uncle... the uncle is unpredictable. The niece and nephew cannot know what the uncle will do, because the soul of the uncle is CHAOS
December 24, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I like being an uncle for the holidays because: Mom and dad are responsible, and will discipline you. Grandpa and Grandma are indulgent, and will coddle you. But the uncle... the uncle is unpredictable. The niece and nephew cannot know what the uncle will do, because the soul of the uncle is CHAOS
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Baldur's Gate II (2000)
Developed by BioWare.
Developed by BioWare.
December 22, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Baldur's Gate II (2000)
Developed by BioWare.
Developed by BioWare.
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Timeline cleanse: Antarctic sun dogs/halo version. January 2024, RAICA ice core project at Canisteo Peninsula, West Antarctica supported by Korea Polar Research Institute and US National Science Foundation. 🌞 ❄️
December 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Timeline cleanse: Antarctic sun dogs/halo version. January 2024, RAICA ice core project at Canisteo Peninsula, West Antarctica supported by Korea Polar Research Institute and US National Science Foundation. 🌞 ❄️
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Feeling guilty about the never-ending pile of unread books taking space on your shelf? Just say you are practicing tsundoku!
Wikipedia's tsundoku article is considered a stub, or a very basic description of the topic. Consider improving it with reliable sources ➡️ w.wiki/7vhv
Wikipedia's tsundoku article is considered a stub, or a very basic description of the topic. Consider improving it with reliable sources ➡️ w.wiki/7vhv
December 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Feeling guilty about the never-ending pile of unread books taking space on your shelf? Just say you are practicing tsundoku!
Wikipedia's tsundoku article is considered a stub, or a very basic description of the topic. Consider improving it with reliable sources ➡️ w.wiki/7vhv
Wikipedia's tsundoku article is considered a stub, or a very basic description of the topic. Consider improving it with reliable sources ➡️ w.wiki/7vhv
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This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I had mixed feelings about the first season of Foundation, quite liked the second season, but the third season is phenomenal. That last scene alone has got me hyped for season 4!
a close up of a man 's face smiling and looking up at the sky .
Alt: The Emperor looking pleased at the destruction he unleashed (Foundation tv series).
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I had mixed feelings about the first season of Foundation, quite liked the second season, but the third season is phenomenal. That last scene alone has got me hyped for season 4!
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Here we see the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) detector.
Most recently upgraded in 2024, it searches for dark-matter signatures from cosmic rays, #antimatter, and missing matter from its position on the exterior of the International Space Station.
Most recently upgraded in 2024, it searches for dark-matter signatures from cosmic rays, #antimatter, and missing matter from its position on the exterior of the International Space Station.
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Here we see the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) detector.
Most recently upgraded in 2024, it searches for dark-matter signatures from cosmic rays, #antimatter, and missing matter from its position on the exterior of the International Space Station.
Most recently upgraded in 2024, it searches for dark-matter signatures from cosmic rays, #antimatter, and missing matter from its position on the exterior of the International Space Station.
I have literally been left speechless by the soundtrack for Europa Universalis V, perhaps the biggest surprise of the game's release for me. It feels like Håkan Glänte is possessed by the spirit of baroque composers at times.
youtu.be/y3wmOBtiHkM?...
youtu.be/y3wmOBtiHkM?...
Pain is Salvation
YouTube video by Håkan Glänte - Topic
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I have literally been left speechless by the soundtrack for Europa Universalis V, perhaps the biggest surprise of the game's release for me. It feels like Håkan Glänte is possessed by the spirit of baroque composers at times.
youtu.be/y3wmOBtiHkM?...
youtu.be/y3wmOBtiHkM?...
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today is Snoopy's 75th anniversary 🥲
October 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
today is Snoopy's 75th anniversary 🥲
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(solemnly) You've had mail.
September 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
(solemnly) You've had mail.
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I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
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One of the most iconic videos I’ve ever filmed—stepping outside our cabin in Venetie, Alaska and seeing an auroral substorm occurring directly overhead. This was a legendary view.
September 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
One of the most iconic videos I’ve ever filmed—stepping outside our cabin in Venetie, Alaska and seeing an auroral substorm occurring directly overhead. This was a legendary view.
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Stars, thunderstorms, city lights, aurora, and sunrise, captured in a single time-lapse sequence from the International Space Station.
August 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Stars, thunderstorms, city lights, aurora, and sunrise, captured in a single time-lapse sequence from the International Space Station.
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Imagine cities powered by renewable energy, buildings overflowing with greenery, and communities in harmony with nature. Solarpunk blends sci-fi, art, and activism to show hopeful, sustainable futures with DIY innovation, solar power, and social inclusiveness.
Learn more ➡️ w.wiki/9BBv
Learn more ➡️ w.wiki/9BBv
August 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Imagine cities powered by renewable energy, buildings overflowing with greenery, and communities in harmony with nature. Solarpunk blends sci-fi, art, and activism to show hopeful, sustainable futures with DIY innovation, solar power, and social inclusiveness.
Learn more ➡️ w.wiki/9BBv
Learn more ➡️ w.wiki/9BBv
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He didn't get to the moon but he got his crew home, and that was the more remarkable task.
www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna223...
www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna223...
Astronaut Jim Lovell, famed Apollo 13 commander, dies at 97
Lovell was also the first astronaut to go to space four times and part of the Apollo 8 crew, the first to launch on the Saturn V rocket and first to orbit the moon.
www.nbcnews.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
He didn't get to the moon but he got his crew home, and that was the more remarkable task.
www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna223...
www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna223...
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Happy International Cat Day 🐈⬛
Once described as the "unofficial mascot of the Internet", cats have a longstanding relationship with humans. Today, images and videos of cats make up some of the most viewed content online.
Pounce over for more feline content ➡️ w.wiki/9eT3
Once described as the "unofficial mascot of the Internet", cats have a longstanding relationship with humans. Today, images and videos of cats make up some of the most viewed content online.
Pounce over for more feline content ➡️ w.wiki/9eT3
August 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Happy International Cat Day 🐈⬛
Once described as the "unofficial mascot of the Internet", cats have a longstanding relationship with humans. Today, images and videos of cats make up some of the most viewed content online.
Pounce over for more feline content ➡️ w.wiki/9eT3
Once described as the "unofficial mascot of the Internet", cats have a longstanding relationship with humans. Today, images and videos of cats make up some of the most viewed content online.
Pounce over for more feline content ➡️ w.wiki/9eT3
If you see this, quote this post with a title screen that's iconic to you
August 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
If you see this, quote this post with a title screen that's iconic to you
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Afternoon post-drive imaging from the Mars Perseverance Rover on Sol 1577 (yestersol). Some light clouds visible to the west.
flic.kr/p/2rjk9FH
flic.kr/p/2rjk9FH
July 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Afternoon post-drive imaging from the Mars Perseverance Rover on Sol 1577 (yestersol). Some light clouds visible to the west.
flic.kr/p/2rjk9FH
flic.kr/p/2rjk9FH
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[Upcoming movie] Project Hail Mary (March 20, 2026): 🚨FIRST TRAILER 🚨
11.9 Light-years from home.
6th grade science teacher.
1 chance to save us all.
I've been waiting so long for this film. 🤗
11.9 Light-years from home.
6th grade science teacher.
1 chance to save us all.
I've been waiting so long for this film. 🤗
Project Hail Mary - Official Trailer
YouTube video by Amazon MGM Studios
www.youtube.com
June 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
[Upcoming movie] Project Hail Mary (March 20, 2026): 🚨FIRST TRAILER 🚨
11.9 Light-years from home.
6th grade science teacher.
1 chance to save us all.
I've been waiting so long for this film. 🤗
11.9 Light-years from home.
6th grade science teacher.
1 chance to save us all.
I've been waiting so long for this film. 🤗
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this image contains about 10 million galaxies.
10 MILLION.
10 MILLION.
June 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
this image contains about 10 million galaxies.
10 MILLION.
10 MILLION.
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I’m begging you: take some time out of your day to explore this newly released map of our universe. 🤯 This interactive site shows JWST’s view of the COSMOS-Web field, containing more than 800,000 galaxies spanning 98% of cosmic time. Its actually mindblowing 🧪🔭 cosmos2025.iap.fr/fitsmap.html
June 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I’m begging you: take some time out of your day to explore this newly released map of our universe. 🤯 This interactive site shows JWST’s view of the COSMOS-Web field, containing more than 800,000 galaxies spanning 98% of cosmic time. Its actually mindblowing 🧪🔭 cosmos2025.iap.fr/fitsmap.html
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The “fact” that we swallow 8 spiders a year in our sleep likely originated in a 1993 article about how readily people accept information they read online.
The author noted a fictional statistic about spiders as a wild example, only to watch it quickly spread on the internet.
The author noted a fictional statistic about spiders as a wild example, only to watch it quickly spread on the internet.
June 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The “fact” that we swallow 8 spiders a year in our sleep likely originated in a 1993 article about how readily people accept information they read online.
The author noted a fictional statistic about spiders as a wild example, only to watch it quickly spread on the internet.
The author noted a fictional statistic about spiders as a wild example, only to watch it quickly spread on the internet.