Saturday, October 24, 2026 · Atlanta
D’s actionable morning newspaper: homemade racing machines, better SVG wall art, F1 Multiview, free Atlanta discoveries, and practical tech worth testing.
Front Page · Front Page · Atlanta & Maker Adventures · Madavederby
A free, kid-friendly race of human-powered, home-built cars is exactly the kind of clever engineering spectacle worth seeing in person.
Front Page · Maker & Creative Tools · Wiki
Inkscape’s free Trace Bitmap tool can produce editable vector paths, but the useful trick is separating color regions before bringing them into CAD.
Front Page · Sports & Apple TV · Apple
The U.S. Grand Prix has practice at 1:30 p.m. ET, qualifying at 5 p.m. today, and a 4 p.m. Sunday race; Apple offers up to 30 live feeds and four-view Multiview.
ESPN · Sports · Auburn Tigers Football
Record 5-4 · 10th in SEC · Sat, November 14th at 12:00 PM EST
Auburn visits Mississippi State in SEC playOregon's 'Shoe Ducks' jab at Ohio State tops college football Week 10 trolls
AI, Apps & Software · Github
October 23’s public-monitoring update adds validity checks, an alert API and enterprise webhooks; the premium eligibility rules matter.
AI, Apps & Software · Github
Enterprise installations became generally available October 23, with permissions for policies, IP allowlists and authentication settings.
Photography & Apple · Apple
The new Extend tool fills missing canvas around a photo—a practical alternative when straightening a horizon would otherwise cut off the subject.
Photography & Apple · 9to5mac
Finder’s intelligent filename suggestions offer a low-stakes experiment for better photo exports and project handoffs.
Maker & Creative Tools · Us
Bambu specifies dry, sealed storage below 20% relative humidity for TPU 85A/90A and says these soft grades are not AMS-compatible.
Science & Discovery · Hpe
HPE and Astrolab plan to test lunar-surface computing, navigation and AI in late 2026—an unusually tangible space-hardware experiment.
Science & Discovery · Science
NASA’s October skywatching guide flags October 27–28 as a simple binocular-friendly pairing after the Orionids have passed.
Maker & Creative Tools · Editor
A five-minute generative-art sketch is a useful bridge between software, graphic design and a future 3D-printed pattern.
Atlanta & Weekend · Terminalsouth
Groovement Dance Company leads a one-hour class with no admission charge; it is an easy, genuinely different Atlanta date-night option.
Atlanta & Weekend · Highstreetatlanta
High Street Green is hosting jazz, blues, rock and global music in a candlelit setting, with no RSVP required.
Atlanta & Weekend · Eventbrite
Fall Into Autumn runs October 24–25, 10 a.m.–6 p.m., at 996 Huff Road NW with free entry.
Art, Photography & Culture · High
A large exhibition of hand-built scenes and photographic illusions makes a particularly good photography-and-maker outing.
Art, Photography & Culture · High
Los Porfiados turns the museum plaza into an interactive design experiment with inflatable forms up to 17 feet tall.
Art, Photography & Culture · High
Minor White, Aaron Siskind and Harry Callahan form the High’s Photography as a Way of Life exhibition through February 7.
Sports & Local Games · Ramblinwreck
A 3:30 p.m. kickoff is listed for the Yellow Jackets at Bobby Dodd Stadium; compare same-day seats before committing.
Arts & Live Music · Aso
Jazz pianist Sullivan Fortner joins the Atlanta Symphony for Gershwin at 8 p.m., followed by The Inextinguishable.
Arts & Live Music · Spiveyhall
The violinist joins baritone Matthias Goerne for a rare recital and a new Reena Esmail composition; the venue’s current page lists pianist Gloria Chien.
Arts & Live Music · Artsatl
The Velvet Note in Alpharetta is hosting the jazz-fusion trio through Saturday night, with late and early sets listed.
Arts & Live Music · Unation
The Jury Experience at 7 Stages has October 24 performances listed at 4:30 and 7 p.m.; the audience votes on the case.
Atlanta & Weekend · Theatlantacalendar
The Brickyard’s Goth Night 4 is a more unusual evening option than another predictable bar or concert.
Atlanta & Weekend · Aso
The Atlanta Symphony’s Halloween, Hogwarts & More has 1:30 and 3 p.m. Sunday performances, costumes and hands-on preconcert activities.
Atlanta & Coming Up · High
A Haunting at 100 is set for October 30, 6–10 p.m.; tickets and costume planning can be handled now.
Useful Need to Know · Reuters
A newly reported Brotli flaw has practical implications for Node.js and related stacks; identify affected dependency paths before upgrading.
Atlanta & Coming Up · Aso
The President’s Own United States Marine Band appears in Atlanta October 26 at 7:30 p.m.; it is a strong zero-ticket-cost music option.
Photography & Apple · Theverge
iOS 27 adds more granular sound controls, potentially ending the trade-off between a loud alarm and disruptive notifications.
Vernal, Utah assembled 804 people dressed as dinosaurs and set a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of dinosaur costumes. After the count, the dinosaurs roared together in tribute to people fighting cancer.
Source →The 2026 World Series is the first since 1980 to feature two franchises that have never won the championship: the Brewers and Rays. One will finally win its first title.
October 24, 1861: the first transcontinental telegraph line was completed at Salt Lake City, connecting the East and West coasts electronically. A message from California to President Lincoln arrived the next morning, replacing journeys that had taken days or weeks.
Read more →The Sun meets retrograde Venus in Scorpio, bringing an old conversation or unfinished connection back into view. A message from someone you have not heard from in a while could reopen a promising discussion. Mercury turns retrograde in Scorpio, your communications sector, so a proposal, invoice or travel arrangement may need to be revisited before it settles. The Aries Moon brings attention to shared money, trust and commitments; a direct exchange with a partner may clarify what has been left unsaid. Tonight favors intimacy and a renewed understanding over surface-level conversation.
Today: watch the free Madison Avenue Derby soapbox races in Decatur and photograph clever steering or chassis designs.
Today: try Inkscape Trace Bitmap on one color region of your wall-art illustration, then test the SVG in Plasticity.
Today 1:30 p.m. ET: F1 U.S. Grand Prix final practice; qualifying starts 5 p.m. ET on Apple TV.
Today 1 p.m. ET: Atlanta Dream host Golden State in WNBA Finals Game 4, leading the series 2–1.
Today 8:30 p.m. ET: Hawks host Houston at State Farm Arena, with a free opening-night shirt for attendees.
Today 7–8 p.m.: free beginner salsa class at Terminal South in Peoplestown.
Today 7–9 p.m.: free World of Music outdoor concert at High Street Green in Dunwoody.
Today 10 a.m.–6 p.m.: browse handmade work at the free Westside Warehouse Fall Into Autumn market.
Today 3 p.m.: Hilary Hahn recital at Spivey Hall; tonight 8 p.m.: ASO Rhapsody in Blue.
Today 4:30 or 7 p.m.: consider The Jury Experience: The Killer AI at 7 Stages Theatre.
Today: compare tickets for Georgia Tech homecoming versus Boston College; verify the listed 3:30 p.m. kickoff.
Today: check GitHub public-repository secret scanning; enterprise public-monitoring features require qualifying licenses.
Today: seal opened TPU with desiccant and check Bambu’s grade-specific drying instructions before printing.
Tonight 8 p.m. ET: World Series Game 2, Tampa Bay at Milwaukee on FOX; Brewers lead 1–0.
Sunday 1:30 or 3 p.m.: ASO Halloween, Hogwarts & More family concerts.
Sunday 4 p.m. ET: Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix race on Apple TV.
Next Tuesday/Wednesday: plan to view the Moon beside the Pleiades with binoculars.
Next Friday 6–10 p.m.: check tickets for the High Museum’s A Haunting at 100 centennial party.