Since our first edition of the Open Security Conference last year, our #osco organizer group has grown! Please join us in welcoming Chris, Christian, Fabian, Julian, and Nazneen to the team. We're glad to have you on board and are looking forward to crafting a great #osco25 together with you all!

Learn more about everyone involved on our team page:
https://opensecurityconference.org/about/team/

#cybersecurity #security #InfoSec #OpenSpace [lisi]

Beam me Up: Simple Free-Space Optical Communication - Let’s think of the last time you sent data without wires. We’re not talking WiFi h... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/29/beam-me-up-simple-free-space-optical-communication/ #wirelesshacks #communication #openspace #ledhacks #optical #signal #beam #led

Mt Vaca From Pena Adobe

One of my favorite parts of living in Vacaville is this piece of land you see in this photograph. Captured here is the ridgeline of the hills at Pena Adobe Regional Park with Mt. Vaca in the background. The hills have a wonderful golden glow captured with the low sun during the late summer and fall.
https://pixels.com/featured/mt-vaca-from-pena-adobe-bill-gallagher.html
#MtVacaFromPenaAdobe #BillGallagherPhotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #MtVaca #PenaAdobe #Nature #openSpace #GoldenHills #Nature #RidgeLines

[Video + gift article] Plan to extend turnpike through #farmland gets slammed before first public meeting

The #MaineTurnpikeAuthority is hosting a public meeting Monday evening on the #GorhamConnector, its plan to build a 5-mile, 4-lane highway spur from the turnpike in #SouthPortlandMaine to the #GorhamBypass.

by Kelly Bouchard
March 25, 2024

"Speakers at the press conference said the connector would worsen or simply relocate #TrafficCongestion and exacerbate #pollution and other #environmental problems.

"Warren Knight, one of six siblings involved in the farm, questioned whether the authority chose to build the connector through the farm because it was easier to cross and the cheapest alternative for a project expected to cost well over $200 million.

"'We don’t think that’s right or fair,' Knight said. 'Why should #OpenSpace and farmland be considered expendable?”

"Tuck O’Brien, a Portland resident and representative of Trout Unlimited, a nonprofit that works to preserve and restore fish habitat, said the connector would jeopardize the clean, cool headwaters of #RedBrook, a tributary to Clarks Pond in South Portland that is [one of the last] active habitats for #BrookTrout.

"Sadie Donnell, a #GorhamMaine resident, said the region’s traffic challenges present a 'huge opportunity' to expand public transportation and reduce the number of cars on the road, rather than move them from one road to another."

https://www.pressherald.com/2024/03/25/plan-to-extend-turnpike-through-farmland-gets-slammed-before-first-public-meeting/?uuid=8b2a17c3-31d3-4227-bd05-14439d676b71&lid=10425

At #fediforum . We're doing the #OpenSpace opening. Exciting stuff!

#OpenSpace is open-source interactive data visualization software designed to visualize the entire known universe and portray our ongoing efforts to investigate the cosmos.

https://www.openspaceproject.com/

Baltimore County Council to Consider New Master Plan

The Master Plan is a long-range planning document that forecasts future development in Baltimore County. The County Council has scheduled two public hearings on the proposed Master Plan on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 6 p.m. and on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 3 p.m., both times in the Council Chambers (400 Washington Avenue in Towson). The public will have the opportunity to testify virtually. For more information, visit:

https://masterplan2030-bc-gis.hub.arcgis.com/

Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency: "12/24/2023 - Limited ReOpening!
Looking to get out of the house in the next couple of days? Here’s a PRO TIP! Head over to the Los Robles open space area for a breath of fresh air and some pleasant hiking and riding! Other open space areas like Wildwood, Lang Ranch, and Hill Canyon are still quite muddy from the recent rains. Help protect those trails from damage by giving them a few more days to dry out. Remember: if you leave tracks, turn back. Thanks, and Happy Holidays!" https://conejo-openspace.org/ #openspace #hiking #mountainbiking #ConejoValley #ThousandOaks #NewburyPark

The #nature cure: how time #outdoors transforms our #memory, #imagination and #logic

Without engaging with #NaturalEnvironments, our #brains cease to work well. As the new field of environmental neuroscience proves, exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity

by Sam Pyrah
Mon 27 Nov 2023 05.00 EST

"You are probably aware of studies showing that green (#vegetated) and blue (moving #water) environments are associated with a reduction in stress, improved mood, more positive emotions and decreases in anxiety and rumination. But there is growing evidence that nature exposure also benefits cognitive function – all the processes involved in gaining knowledge and understanding, including perception, memory, reasoning, judgment, imagination and problem-solving. One study found that after just 40 seconds of looking out at a green roof, subjects made fewer mistakes in a test than when they looked at a concrete one."

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/nov/27/the-nature-cure-how-time-outdoors-transforms-our-memory-imagination-and-logic?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

Here is a map of hiking trail heads accessible by public transit in the greater SF Bay Area.

#hiking #outdoors #OpenSpace #SFBay #California

https://hikingbytransit.com/map/

Took the long, scenic bike route out into the country this morning. Happy Friday!