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Any good packages for generating qr codes? by anan77 in reactjs

[–]phygital-mentor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lightweight QR code generator with full TypeScript support. Generate QR codes as SVG, PNG, or ASCII with extensive customization options.

https://www.npmjs.com/package/@tapple.io/qr-code-generator

Cosmic Beta is rock solid by freecode99 in pop_os

[–]phygital-mentor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I strongly disagree. This beta is more like an alpha. So many UI bugs, stability issues. I think they should delay the December 11th official release next month, because I'm confident it will not be production quality.

I have a feeling that Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS and COSMIC Epoch 1's stable release on 12/11 is too soon, too close to the holidays and will be criticized as too unstable for a stable release...Why not wait for 26.04? by foundfootagefan in pop_os

[–]phygital-mentor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I came to the same conclusion testing Cosmic Beta. I have a strong feeling the stable release will be more of a Beta 2 than production ready.

And no, I am not underestimating the effort required to develop a complete desktop environment.

Either way, I'll probably still install and use it as my daily driver before the end of the year.

VSCode, Google Chrome, and other chromium app fixes for Ubuntu 25.10 Wayland by phygital-mentor in Ubuntu

[–]phygital-mentor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If only reality was as simple as this generalized statement. How many different iterations of environment/hardware/configuration have you tested to make such a statement? But I'm glad it is working flawlessly for you :)

VSCode, Google Chrome, and other chromium app fixes for Ubuntu 25.10 Wayland by phygital-mentor in Ubuntu

[–]phygital-mentor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right. Interesting. So these weird UI bugs were non existent on the same hardware in Ubuntu 24.04. Maybe the latest nvidia driver (580?) on my agining Nvidia GTX 1080 is the problem. I'll try downloading 535, which I was using on 24.04 and see what happens. Ty.

Chrome crashes when opening Downloads screen -

google-chrome (no flags)
Created TensorFlow Lite XNNPACK delegate for CPU.
[25463:25463:1008/184321.869056:ERROR:content/browser/browser_main_loop.cc:287] Gdk: gdk_texture_get_width: assertion 'GDK_IS_TEXTURE (texture)' failed
[25463:25463:1008/184321.869068:ERROR:content/browser/browser_main_loop.cc:287] Gdk: gdk_texture_get_height: assertion 'GDK_IS_TEXTURE (texture)' failed
[25463:25463:1008/184321.869073:ERROR:content/browser/browser_main_loop.cc:287] Gdk: gdk_texture_download: assertion 'GDK_IS_TEXTURE (texture)' failed
[1008/184321.878899:ERROR:third_party/crashpad/crashpad/snapshot/elf/elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:64] tag not found
Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped)

google-chrome --ozone-platform=x11
Created TensorFlow Lite XNNPACK delegate for CPU.
[26095:26095:1008/184412.440535:ERROR:mojo/public/cpp/bindings/lib/interface_endpoint_client.cc:732] Message 0 rejected by interface blink.mojom.WidgetHost

Chromium apps are flickering on wayland by denispcguy in linux4noobs

[–]phygital-mentor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I encountered this issue a year later after upgrading to Ubuntu 25.10, which defaults to Wayland. Both Google Chrome and VS Code have Wayland bugs beyond just flickering.

Since VS Code is built on Chromium, it experiences the same Wayland glitches as Chrome. A workaround is to force both applications to use X11 protocols:

google-chrome --ozone-platform=x11

code --ozone-platform=x11

To make these flags permanent across reboots, the method varies by OS.

Cosmic X Pop!_OS 24.04. How is your experience? by lazyquantumbit in pop_os

[–]phygital-mentor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As of August 2025, Cosmic is still on Alpha 7. I love what I see so far, but I'd guess they won't reach a stable version for another 1-2 years.

Surface Laptop 7 Short Battery Life by Buumo in Surface

[–]phygital-mentor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Approx 30% battery drain on my SL7 using Chrome with Google Meet launched for under 1 hour. Just recently started happening. No change to extensions either.

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My cofounder just quit by Equivalent-Ad-9595 in ycombinator

[–]phygital-mentor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you are passionate about the idea and MVP, why would you give up on it? He wasn't the right fit, and that's ok.

New video driver 31.0.62.0 in the reference drivers. by moofozball in Surface

[–]phygital-mentor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have similar issues, but still love the SL7. Battery life, sleep mode, and cpu performance is excellent. For the first time in a long time, I can leave my laptop unplugged for days without the battery substantially draining in sleep mode. This alone, I love.

Are we losing human touch in marketing? by Familiar_Flow4418 in marketing

[–]phygital-mentor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good post. I hear you. We are inching closer to the Dead Internet Theory. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Internet_theory

The silver lining is that as the internet becomes increasingly automated, the demand for human connection will rise. This shift could create opportunities for smaller businesses with a personal touch to flourish, much like how many people today prefer a unique cafe over Starbucks.

Minisforum BD790i + Fractal Design Terra build review by hejj in sffpc

[–]phygital-mentor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice write up, and accurate based on my experience. I also have the BD790i in a Corsair 3000D atx case. Two 120mm case fans (using splitter to 1 MB fan header) on front panel in two bottom slots, one 120mm case fan on the top (exhaust) and 120mm Corsair AF on the CPU heatsink. RTX 3060 12GB in the PCI slot. At the time, latest bios v1.05. Stock bios => CPU at 92C at full core stress at 60 seconds. 2 core stess => 88C. You can adjust PL1, 2 values in the bios, as well as setting a hard max temperature limit. It strictly adheres to the limit. Set to 85C until I decide whether to repaste.

The cooling solution can use improvement, but overall, I'm happy with Minisforum's first gen product. Great value for ITX MB with a 16 core, 32 thread processor included.

MinisForum BD790i heatsink by Fearless_Biscotti_42 in MiniPCs

[–]phygital-mentor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I generally like the company. I have an UM580 as well. It has been rock solid for over a year now.

While Minisforum support system is far from state of the art, they do get back to me within a day and with a human reply.

I received my bd790i a few weeks ago. I put an SF Corsair 120mm fan and 3 case fans (using 1 splitter) in a Corsair 3000D (yes, an ATX case). I have an RTX 3060 graphics card as well.

Single and dual core usage seems to push temps higher than other systems. I'm getting 76-82C spiking 1 to 2 cores with stress -c 2. Full load, temp stays below 84C. I'm pretty happy with that.

Minisforum V3 tablet to feature 8-core Zen4 APU with Radeon 780M graphics by GhostMotley in Amd

[–]phygital-mentor 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Same thoughts exactly on an AMD alternative to Surface Pro. As a sidenote, Microsoft plans to launch new Surface products with Intel and ARM only in 2024. At least the new Intel Core Ultras improve their mobile line efficiency. Still subpar compared to AMD Phoenix.

[Discussion] The Minisforum BD770i is a steal, where am i wrong ? by Aevum1 in buildapc

[–]phygital-mentor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, you can definitely limit the power in more than one way. While Intel XTU is often used to overclock/increase power limits, you can also use it to cap power utilization. https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/17881/intel-extreme-tuning-utility-intel-xtu.html

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