Sunday, November 1, 2026 · Atlanta
Better Mac tools, a smarter music app, free Atlanta discoveries, and a 25-hour Sunday
Front Page · Front Page · Mac & Development · Webkit
Safari MCP gives a coding agent DOM, network, console and screenshot access. It is an unusually direct way to debug HomeControl and Wake Up on the Mac.
Front Page · Apple & Music Apps · Developer
Apple now documents on-device analysis for beat, tempo, pace, loudness, key, structure and instruments—a potential upgrade to Walkup Pro song preparation.
Front Page · Atlanta & Family · Carlos
Carlos Museum Sunday FUNday runs noon–4 p.m. today with free admission and hands-on Día de los Muertos activities; no registration is required.
Space & Discovery · Science
NASA’s free Adopt a Pixel program offers a certificate tied to a pixel in a future Roman telescope image—an unusual, delightful family science activity.
Home Tech & AV · Home Assistant
Home Assistant’s official Picture Elements card overlays live controls on a static floor-plan image—the exact architectural separation HomeControl needs.
Apple & Home AV · Developer
The new remote-media session API is designed for playback happening on a speaker or TV, not only audio playing locally on an iPhone.
Mac & Maker Tech · Webkit
The new `<model>` element in Safari 27 can embed a rotatable USDZ or GLB object in a webpage with much less custom viewer code.
Mac & Workflow · Support
Apple’s support guide now identifies macOS 28 as the point when ordinary Intel-only Mac apps lose Rosetta support; check your two Apple-silicon Macs.
Development & Design · Webkit
WebKit’s October 26 release refines customizable native select controls—useful for HomeControl source pickers without custom accessibility code.
3D Printing & CAD · Cadquery
CadQuery’s official examples include parametric enclosures, plates and bearing blocks; its exporter writes STEP solids rather than disguised meshes.
3D Printing & CAD · Docs
The official add-on checks non-manifold edges, intersecting faces, thin walls and overhangs—the kinds of problems that make ornate claw-foot prints fail.
Atlanta · Live Performance · Calendar
Georgia State’s student production of Idomeneo is free at Florence Kopleff Recital Hall, with no admission surcharge or reservation requirement listed.
Atlanta · Food & Markets · Cfmatl
Community Farmers Markets confirms 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Sundays at The Beacon, rain or shine, with local produce, prepared food and free parking access.
Atlanta · Family & Culture · Plazalasamericasatl
Plaza Las Americas hosts altars, food, entertainment and vendors today—a larger outdoor alternative to the Carlos Museum’s indoor art activities.
Atlanta · Museums & Design · Prod
Emory’s From Tablet to Tablet exhibition traces information design from cuneiform to digital screens and runs through February 14, 2027.
Atlanta · Restaurants · Batteryatl
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the restaurant lists pan de muerto with chocolate, pozole and themed drinks for Día de los Muertos.
Atlanta · Family · Childrensmuseumatlanta
Children’s Museum of Atlanta is offering a sensory-friendly playtime 9–11 a.m. with lower lighting, reduced noise and limited attendance.
Atlanta · Art & Design · Prod
Emory’s event calendar marks November 1 as the final day of its student art exhibition at the High Museum, with a noon–5 p.m. viewing window.
Atlanta · Music & Events · Masqueradeatlanta
An Evening of Emo is at Center Stage at 7 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m., with Greywind also on the bill.
Space & Photography · Science
Today’s Astronomy Picture of the Day compares Moon colors captured over a decade and explains how the atmosphere changes what the camera sees.
Space & Events · Science
NASA Night Sky Network’s November 4 webinar covers 50 years of Voyager discoveries as Voyager 1 approaches a one-light-day distance milestone.
Space & Science · Science
NASA’s November 3 virtual talk introduces the Roman eXtreme Deep Field program and its enormous sky survey for early galaxies and supernovae.
Science & The Unexpected · Global
Toho University’s October study shows dwarf reedsnakes rapidly rotate their bodies while keeping their heads relatively stable.
Atlanta · Music & Discovery · Libraries
Emory Libraries lists a Vinyl Listening Party for Monday, November 2 at 3 p.m.—a curious, low-key alternative to another screen.
Useful Today · Home · News
At 2 a.m. this morning Eastern time returned to standard time; your iPhone adjusts automatically, but vehicle, appliance and analog clocks may not.
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
Sports & Video · Wnba
Golden State beat Atlanta 68–63 Saturday to win the WNBA title; the official box score and game recap are available now.
Art & Design History · Museivaticani
The Vatican’s own history records a November 1, 1512 inaugural Mass beneath the completed ceiling—a good moment to explore its composition.
Tiny dwarf reedsnakes can escape predators by cartwheeling along the ground. Toho University researchers found they stabilize their heads while the rest of their bodies rotate rapidly.
Source →NASA’s Roman Space Telescope can see a field of view at least 100 times wider than Hubble’s infrared instrument. You can claim a pixel in a future Roman image and receive a personalized certificate.
Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling was inaugurated with a solemn Mass by Pope Julius II. The Vatican Museums’ official history dates the completion to October 1512.
Read more →The Moon in Leo moves through Virgo’s solar twelfth house, while the Scorpio Sun and retrograde Mercury stir private reflection around conversations, messages and decisions that deserve a second look. Venus retrograde in Libra brings your second house of money and values into focus. An unfinished financial conversation or purchase decision may resurface, and the Moon’s trine to Neptune favors imagination more than hard commitments.
9 a.m.–1 p.m.: Grant Park Farmers Market at The Beacon for breakfast and groceries; rain or shine.
9–11 a.m.: Children’s Museum of Atlanta sensory-friendly playtime, admission required.
11 a.m.–3 p.m.: El Super Pan Brunch y Catrinas at The Battery; check reservations.
Noon–4 p.m.: free Sunday FUNday Día de los Muertos at the Carlos Museum on Emory’s campus.
Noon–8 p.m.: free Día de los Muertos festival at Plaza Las Americas in Lilburn; check rain.
3 p.m.: free GSU Opera performance of Mozart’s Idomeneo downtown.
3 p.m. EST: watch the Mexico City Formula 1 Grand Prix; Hamilton starts on pole.
4:30 p.m. EST: Atlanta United hosts Toronto FC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
6 p.m. doors / 7 p.m. show: Emo Orchestra with The Spill Canvas at Center Stage.
Today: try Safari MCP on a non-sensitive HomeControl development page.
Today: evaluate Apple Music Understanding as a Walkup Pro clip-selection prototype.
Today: claim a NASA Roman telescope Adopt a Pixel certificate.
Today: check non-smart clocks and any automation schedules after the return to EST.
Before the next print: run Blender 3D Print Toolbox on one organic STL.
Monday 3 p.m.: consider Emory’s Vinyl Listening Party.
Tuesday 1 p.m.: NASA Roman eXtreme Deep Field seminar; Wednesday 9 p.m.: NASA Voyager webinar.