Andreas Matern

Another day another conference to attend. This week it’s AIDDD - AI Drug Discovery and development … let’s see if the midday MBTA gets me there at a reasonable time! #Boston #MBTA #Conference

I’m back on Mastodon - Doing a quick check of the micro.blog cross post. Then it’s probably time for breakfast and back to work!

I do love traveling but I really love coming home. Even with traffic

The internet isn’t the place to grieve, but I’m going to kiss my kids and wife so hard when I get home from this work trip…. Every day is a good day. Be nice to people. Be good. Appreciate it all. To quote Eddie Vedder “I know I was born and I know that I’ll die, the in-between is mine”

My first post from a plane in a very long time. This one thanks to my iPad. Don’t get to sit in the front, and my MacBook would be too big to sit on this little tray table. Looking forward to California. (And great job Drake Maye)

This was cool to watch, SpaceX launch. Ship lost one engine. But looks good so far. Impressive technology.

Gorgeous start to fall in Dedham, MA

This video is making the rounds. AI obviously, but what will happen if we can put AI into a robot? Will we explore space? The bottom of the ocean? No reason to terraform if your Claude Bot can land on Mars and do it for you.

From hackernews, this post about Papua New Guinea was a terrific morning read. Looks like all my Apple devices are updated, time to get back to work!

Thanks so much for this! Now I have to remember to read over all the ballot questions for Election Day… anyone know of a link that goes into the same detail that this post does for other ballot questions?

Both Claude and OpenAI are having issues today…. thankfully noone is putting all their eggs in their AI baskets, right? RIGHT?

When in London …. Have a Plymouth gin dirty martini… and spend too much time on your iPad trying to write something. Jet lag does crazy things to the brain.

So excited, I picked up Whalefall by Daniel Kraus at the library after returning Angel Down, which was awesome. Today, I find out they’re making a movie about Whalefall! And this is after loving Dog Stars which is also being made into a movie! Maybe I should decide which novels become movies!!!

I like this quote from Damon Lindelof on the Lanterns being an adaptation: “We go to bed asking, ‘Did I do anything worthwhile creatively? Did I put anything authentically emotional into this story that people can relate to?”

Reading this just increased my blood pressure. TL;DR Rich assholes don’t want people without homes to sleep outside. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/us/politics/homelessness-lonsdale-billionaire-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7VA.c9Tb.jC5nWeB1XHbn&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Oh, this hard day has come to an end. Looking forward to seeing the boys tonight! #ThirstyThursday

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I really liked this article - AI;DR. I’m getting sick and tired of corporate emails written in the same “AI way”. Don’t get me started on Claude Powerpoint presentations. Why is it always 3 boxes? Why the asinine sub headers? Can’t people connect the dots anymore?

omg this is just perfect - making a mixed tape - I would spend HOURS making mixed tapes. A great use of time IMHO. Creative, expressive … man, I miss those days.

Really loved the novel The Dog Stars, let’s hope this movie does it justice. Funny to see a trailer and within a few seconds think to yourself, “I loved that book!”

After hosting cookbook club yesterday I’m wondering why I can’t get excited to ripen the work laptop.

Gym at 8, shower, breakfast, then off to see The Odyssey, which lives up to the hype. Some down time, dinner with family in NH, grocery run for tomorrow’s party, and now checked in for the business trip flight that leaves after the party. A great day!

All the more reason to make the best of each day, no?👍

Busy work day, but the good kind. Got a solid workout in, then after work cleaned up from all that rain since my daughter’s having friends over tonight. Burgers on the grill, and I think I’ll finish Angel Down by Daniel Kraus. Maybe some D&D prep for when my son gets home from camp. A good day.

Ein Lachen reicht, um den Tag zu tragen, auch wenn nichts anderes wirklich hält.

Rainy afternoon in Dedham, MA and I’m happy for it. The lawn needed it, and I needed an excuse to stay inside with Angel Down by Daniel Kraus. Loving it. It’s the kind of book that makes me want to close it and go write something myself. Maybe today’s the day. I crushed the todo list! Feels good.

I’m so excited for Lanterns!

There’s a special place in hell for people who fully recline their seats on airplanes

Landed at Logan and stuck waiting to get a parking spot is not How I wanted my vacation to end

One foot in front of the other. This too shall pass. Deep breath. Completely internal soul-shaking scream. One foot in front of the other.

Cheers from Paris. I can’t begin to tell you the difference in heat from an American perspective. Yes, it’s been hotter in Boston. I’m assuming Atlanta thinks this is nothing. But the world isn’t ready for this. We went to Ver... https://amatern.micro.blog/2026/07/12/cheers-from-paris-i-cant.html

Morning ….

Harvard Book Store to try again to open across the river, this time near Faneuil Hall www.universalhub.com/2026/harvard... #Boston #books

Visiting the UK for work. English mustard makes a lot of things better. That horseradish kick? Perfection.

Someone just called this dreadful late spring Boston allergy season “Botanical Bukkake” and … that’s brilliant.

Ugh, www.actonclimate.com/trumptracker/ he's just so disgusting. Let's keep polluting, not investing. He never invests in anything worthwhile.

@catgyoung.bsky.social www.npr.org/2026/06/01/n...

I subscribe to far too many streaming services, but whenever I feel the need to rewatch a classic (tonight I’m hunkering for Dogma) it’s only available to rent. Time to cut some services.

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕟𝕝𝕪 𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕘𝕖𝕥 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕟𝕖𝕨 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕕𝕠 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕟𝕖𝕨. 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕟𝕝𝕪 𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕥𝕠 𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕟𝕖𝕨 𝕠𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕕𝕠 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕟𝕖𝕨. -𝕎𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕖𝕟 𝔼𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕤

I don’t know who Brad Neely is, but I sure do now. What a clever idea!

Great long weekend. Now its time to try and make these 4 days fun and productive. Happy Tuesday!

Ah yes, the never ending Spring rain in greater Boston. Looks like we have to grill those burgers and dogs with an umbrella today. Happy Memorial Day.

Just watched part of the National Memorial Day Concert 2026 on WGBH, fighting back tears during the 9/11 story. I’m happier now thanks to this. point out the good when you see it. in life, in others, in yourself. because the w... https://amatern.micro.blog/2026/05/24/just-watched-part-of-the.html

About halfway through Peter Heller’s The Dog Stars. Amazing. Great pace, beautiful language. Surprisingly heartwarming.

Well I didn’t see mice getting spinach in their eyes on my science bingo card. But here we are.

I just backed The Doom of the Dark on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/gaw...

Looking forward to looking through these

The Secret to Success Is ‘Monotasking’. “We find that in ­real‑world work, the more switches in attention a person makes, the lower is their end‑­of‑day assessed productivity.” [theatlantic.com]