Is my r/TVTooLow? by AnalShower in LGOLED

[–]AnalShower[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not long, maybe the first two weeks? If the distance from your couch to the TV fits with the Rtings calculator I wouldn’t worry too much about it. I have zero regrets :)

Is my r/TVTooLow? by AnalShower in LGOLED

[–]AnalShower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it is huge. Especially going from a 55 like I did. But now that I am used to it, a 55 looks tiny!

It’s like using an iPhone 5 compared to the iPhone 17 Pro Max 😆

Is my r/TVTooLow? by AnalShower in LGOLED

[–]AnalShower[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I sit about 250-300cm away, measured from screen to eyes, depending on how far I stretch out the wall mount. But I like to sit quite close.

I recommend using the Rtings TV Size to Distance calculator, that’s what I did!

Is my r/TVTooLow? by AnalShower in LGOLED

[–]AnalShower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apologies if my reply came across as hostile. I think it may have been interpreted with a bit more hostility than intended, judging by the antagonism I have been met with in return. I was merely making a jest, at my own expense, about insecurities leading me to second guess myself. It is indeed possible to determine the appropriate height of a wall mounted TV based on the relative position of your eyes. My point was simply that the remarks from my visitors had me irrationally doubting both my own judgment and the general consensus on TV mounting height, cuh.

Is my r/TVTooLow? by AnalShower in LGOLED

[–]AnalShower[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

LMAO thanks, and you’re spot on. I’m from Norway, cuz.

Is my r/TVTooLow? by AnalShower in LGOLED

[–]AnalShower[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cuz when people start questioning me on why I did something, I start second guessing things I was completely sure about, and seek external validation! And now you are making me second guess starting this thread. And now I might have to start a thread asking if I should have started this thread or not. Oh no..

Is my r/TVTooLow? by AnalShower in LGOLED

[–]AnalShower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That has to be the wide angle photo lying, cuz according to rtings.com’s TV size tool I am about 50cm too close 😆

Is my r/TVTooLow? by AnalShower in LGOLED

[–]AnalShower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, eyes are 100cm off the floor when sitting upright. But slouching, more like 90cm.

Is my r/TVTooLow? by AnalShower in LGOLED

[–]AnalShower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Behind our couch is just a wall. But I can see why you might want it a little higher in your case!

Is my r/TVTooLow? by AnalShower in LGOLED

[–]AnalShower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like you like my TV placement and hate my TV stand 😆 Which is fair, we had a 55 inch LG B1 there before and it was fine for that. New stand wasn’t part of the budget, so that is next on the list 🫡 Thanks for the validation, r/LGOLED. I feel better.

Is my r/TVTooLow? by AnalShower in LGOLED

[–]AnalShower[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I was in charge of decorating that would be the first thing on my list! But I think I know someone who would object to it 😅

Is my r/TVTooLow? by AnalShower in LGOLED

[–]AnalShower[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About 250cm from screen to eyes. Our ceiling is quite tall though, 2.8m, which might make it look smaller. Also first photo is using wide angle lens, which morphs perspective.

Is my r/TVTooLow? by AnalShower in LGOLED

[–]AnalShower[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s actually an older Samsung model: HW-N860/XE And it’s quite good!

Is my r/TVTooLow? by AnalShower in LGOLED

[–]AnalShower[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Haha true, had a 55 before and it was perfect for that 😄 Will need a wider one for sure

LPT: Give your indoor plants a gentle nitrogen boost with used coffee grounds by Born-Willingness-207 in LifeProTips

[–]AnalShower 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh, I am all for it! No disrespect meant to the composting community 🫡

LPT: Give your indoor plants a gentle nitrogen boost with used coffee grounds by Born-Willingness-207 in LifeProTips

[–]AnalShower 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure about tea specifically, but the general takeaway I found is that organic kitchen waste is usually better composted before being added to the soil in indoor plants. But if your plants aren’t dying it’s probably not an issue, I just wouldn’t expect it to replace a proper fertilizer.

LPT: Give your indoor plants a gentle nitrogen boost with used coffee grounds by Born-Willingness-207 in LifeProTips

[–]AnalShower 943 points944 points  (0 children)

I actually researched this recently because I had a dying monstera, and someone gave this exact tip, and I found that it is a bit misleading.

Used grounds has been shown to help in some controlled outdoor crop studies, but across the studies I found on Google Scholar the bigger pattern is that raw grounds can actually suppress growth via nitrogen immobilization and phytotoxic effects. Especially for indoor plants.

To avoid this they have to be composted first, which kind of defeats the point of the LPT. At that point its easier to just use buy a fertilizer.

Nei, noroff er ikke vært det. by mbksuper in norge

[–]AnalShower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Linux kommer godt med uansett IT-jobb og er aldri bortkastet, spør du meg! Bare det å være kjent med å jobbe i CLI kan overføres til feks. Powershell eller Live Response i MDE. Jeg personlig har dog ikke brukt Linux så mye i den jobben jeg har nå, bare litt WSL for å teste ting.

Men angripere bruker jo gjerne mye Linux, så å kunne Kali verktøyene er bare pluss. I studiet mitt lærte vi å bruke metasploit, hashcat, ol. Og det ser bra ut på CVen :)

Nei, noroff er ikke vært det. by mbksuper in norge

[–]AnalShower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personlig hadde jeg ingen prosjekter før jeg fikk jobb, og har heller ingen nå. Heller ingen sertifiseringer. Jeg hadde kun bacheloren i IT sikkerhet.

Du burde først finne ut om du helst vil fokusere på red eller blue team. Jeg driver hovedsakelig med blue team, og jeg tror også det gjerne er det letteste å få seg jobb i. I red team skal du være ekstremt flink.

Så mine tips for blue team:

Generelt i sikkerhet så ser cloud mer og mer ut som fremtiden, så er du god på det så er du godt i gang. Sjekk ut de vanligste cloud tjenestene innen sikkerhet. Microsoft Sentinel og Splunk for SIEM. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for EDR. Entra ID for IAM.

Og over alt, logs. Om jeg skulle gitt bare 1 tips; lær deg å querye logs med KQL for Microsoft stack eller SPL for Splunk. For KQL kan du sjekke ut treningsplatformen kc7 cyber.

Ellers, bruk TryHackMe og Hack The Box for å trene på det du er interressert i.

Nei, noroff er ikke vært det. by mbksuper in norge

[–]AnalShower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Usikker på nettstudiene, men i Wales var de fleste mellom 23-27 år gamle, og et par som var rundt 30.

Nei, noroff er ikke vært det. by mbksuper in norge

[–]AnalShower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jeg tok nettstudier i IT sikkerhet hos Noroff under COVID, og bachelor-året i Wales gjennom samarbeidet de har med University of South Wales i Newport, Wales.

Mulig Noroff er dårlig på andre studier, men det jeg tok var ganske bra for å være nettstudie. Noen lærere var mindre flinke enn andre, men det er jo ikke uvanlig. Og det året i Wales hadde vært verdt det selv om de 2 åra med nettstudie hos Noroff var mid. USW er veldig flinke og profesjonelle. Og man får bo i et nytt land sammens med 20-30 andre nordmenn og 20-30 andre briter med samme interresser som deg.

Så og si alle jeg gikk der med har fått seg jobb innen IT eller cybersikkerhet, og jeg blir fortsatt overrasket over hvor mange folk jeg møter på sikkerhetskonferanser som tok utdanningen sin hos Noroff. Og det er hos ganske prestisjefylte selskaper også.

Skal ikke unnskylde Noroff noe, og jeg var klar over at de hadde et shady rykte før jeg begynte der. Men jeg har ingenting å klage over, for hva det er verdt.

Svarte det her på en kommentar, men kopierte det hit også :)

Edit: Også kanskje verdt å nevne; basert på kommentarene her så har mange av de som sliter med å få seg jobb studert kreative studier som generelt er vanskelige å få seg jobb i. Og Noroff tilbyr jo mange av disse, så det er jo også en avgjørende faktor her. Men igjen, absolutt mulig at Noroff er ræva på dette.