u/DivasDayOff

So I've ended up with a corrupt kernel on my PVE host. I didn't even realise until I tried to install Tailscale as an LXC, and it turns out tun functionality is missing. As a workaround, I've got Tailscale running on a VM for now.

I had CoPilot walk me through trying to update it from the shell, but a matching kernel wasn't available. Something about these being custom Proxmox kernels with ZFS support. However, I'm seeing a kernel update to the right version listed in the updates within the UI.

I think the underlying problem was that 'local' had 100% filled. An external drive had failed to automount and a whole bunch of backups had written to the mount folder on the local drive instead and completely filled it. Having got to the bottom of that (dismounted the drive and emptied the underlying folder) I'm back down to <10% full on 'local' rather than the 99.5% I was at before. Possibly an update occurred without my knowledge and failed to complete due to lack of disk space?

My dilemma is:

1. Do I leave this well alone? It's working fine as long as I run Tailscale from the VM, so I don't really *need* to fix it.

or

2. Do I update it and fix the underlying problem so that I can revert to running Tailscale as an LXC?

Ultimately, I know the worst case scenario is that I'm reinstalling Proxmox from scratch and restoring all my backups. But that's a lot of work for very little reward.

Should I push the button on this anyway?

(Oh, and I'm really struggling to type 'kernel' with an E, having spent many hours writing 65xx code for the Commodore 64 back in the day.)

TlDr: Has anyone bought a refurbished laptop in the UK and been happy with the quality? If so, where did you get it?

I'm someone who'd rather have a refurbished business grade laptop than a brand new consumer grade one. And my current Dell is one such device. Bought through Amazon, and I'll be honest, I don't think it was actually 'refurbished' in any meaningful sense. Cosmetics were good, but failing CPU fan (intermittently noisy, becoming constantly noisy over time), failing hard drive (worked, but failures noted when I tried to Clonezilla it), failing CMOS battery (if the main battery dies, I lose CMOS settings and clock) and an already configured version of Windows 11 (with auto login) installed suggests what I'd best describe as a half-arsed approach from this seller.

I should probably have sent it back, and very nearly did. But it wasn't a bad price, and I was always just one fix from it being right before discovering the next problem.

I'm going to persevere with it for now. After all, I've fixed most of these issues. But I already have an eye open for a replacement and I'm looking for places I can trust to actually thoroughly test the stuff they sell.

Just so we are clear, I'm making a distinction between "internet autism" and actual autism.

I'm certainly not saying there aren't autistic people on the Internet, but I believe that most of people who prominently mention autism (or ADHD, "neurodivergent", "neurospicy" etc.) on their profiles have no formal diagnosis of these conditions. At best, they're self-diagnosed. At worst, they're outright lying.

What they have really seen is a tool that allows them to be rude to others and to play the victim if those people are rude in return.

I know autism covers a lot of different traits and severities, but none of the autistic people I know in real life are confrontational like the online ones are.

Imagine this scenario. You're browsing Facebook. A video ad pops up. In the first second, the Grindr drumroll notification comes out of your phone speaker and anyone who recognises it knows you're looking for cock.

Except that you're not. You might not even be signed up for Grindr.

Well that's the scenario with a Facebook ad for the Bumzzy shaver. Basically an overpriced Philishave type device that promises a much closer shave than it's likely to be able to deliver. Being pitched as a body shaver specifically to gay men and trans women.

And this was me, this morning. Thankfully around friends who couldn't care less if I was in Grindr.

Announcing "Hi Grindr" when you sign into Grindr is bad enough, but the well known notification tone coming out of your phone while browsing Facebook, thanks to the same advertising bullshit that used to put SMS tones on radio adverts to grab your attention, is way worse IMO.

Can't report it properly to Facebook. There's no method for actually giving a reason other than choosing from their selections. Just watch out for it if you're still on there, and block it at your earliest opportunity.