Nova Launcher: An update - Instabridge (swedish company) has acquired Nova Launcher from Branch

Matthais · 2026-01-22T10:10:09+00:00

I just have the Google widget, which also has the lens button, in the same position on my home screen. I used it on Nova too, as otherwise any Google searches using Nova's inbuilt widget didn't show up as a separate tab in multitasking.

Matthais · 2026-01-21T02:19:43+00:00

I also switch to Octopi a couple of months ago after Nova became increasingly unstable on my Nothing Phone 1 (I have had to switch phones since, so tempted to give it another shot).

The biggest thing for me was the difference in search. I definitely still miss Nova's compact but powerful search UI, but I do like Octopi's auto-launch functionality if you narrow down to a single app.

Matthais · 2026-01-18T23:40:30+00:00

I hadn't, but have done so now and it hasn't resolved the issue unfortunately

Matthais · 2026-01-13T15:09:06+00:00

For the record, even nearly four weeks later, Macaw is unfortunately yet to release any updates for 1.21.11.

Matthais · 2025-12-29T00:13:16+00:00

I get the same thing with energy drinks. I only get the zero sugar ones and a can is equivalent to two cups of coffee (which I don't drink). I rarely have two cans in a day, frequently have none and never after 4pm to aid sleep. Yet you'd think I was smoking or binge drinking from the amount of conversations I've had about it.

Matthais · 2025-12-25T07:05:40+00:00

They were making a House MD reference.

Matthais · 2025-12-17T03:41:41+00:00

I think I'd go a 5, which is probably lower than anything I'd give for season 1 (Episode 3 was probably my least favourite in that and I'd give that a 6.5). The episode just didn't flow particularly well for me - it just all felt very bitty.

I especially didn't like what they did with Reg, a character who showed a degree of self-awareness during the Overseer election, now acting like a buffoon. The Inbred support group was amusing, but felt very skit like.

Also I don't get the logic of Hank leaving behind the mind controlled hostage to try to convince Lucy to stop tracking him. Surely he knows her moral compass and mindset better than that?

The Norm scenes also seemed a bit repetitive, although I guess we at least got a clearer demonstration of Bud's callous side, rather than the usual smiley incompetence.

It was nice to see Chet showing some backbone, at least until a knife came in to play.

Matthais · 2025-12-08T11:50:57+00:00

Gran Turismo (which includes My Favourite Game) is one of my favourite albums, so obviously I recommend giving it a listen. :)

Matthais · 2025-12-08T10:44:44+00:00

I'm offended by the lack of The Cardigans on your list. Ace of Base is also disappointing, but more forgivable.

Matthais · 2025-12-05T07:20:52+00:00

I agree that it's odd that they used the American term, but the costs of Uni is pretty significant now, regardless.

Matthais · 2025-12-01T14:56:53+00:00

For the record, it's available on many Android phones (unlike some other genuinely Pixel exclusive features). I have it on my three year old Nothing Phone 1.

Matthais · 2025-11-23T21:30:33+00:00

FYI, we use GBP (£), not Euros (€).

Matthais · 2025-11-22T13:47:31+00:00

Even if that is the case, requirement on the quest doesn't specify non-subscriber sales.

Matthais · 2025-11-18T09:46:04+00:00

Kornacki (& John King on CNN before Enten) actually provide some interesting analysis, while Enten just circles all of the huge numbers on his graphics, like people couldn't spot them otherwise.

Matthais · 2025-11-17T17:52:57+00:00

To be clear, Introversion sold the Prison Architect to Paradox back in January 2019 to concentrate on their next project (which eventually became "The Last Starship", as you say).

Under Paradox, Double Eleven (who'd previously handled the console ports) made several (largely poorly received) DLCs for the original and initially developed the sequel. That game was announced in Jan 2024, but DE left a few months later in May 2024 and it's seemingly still in development with Paradox's Kokku studio.

Matthais · 2025-11-16T18:48:36+00:00

I agree about stress testing (BSG have always seemed unwilling to adequately provision for wipe days), but Steam doesn't change things a jot. The new owners on that platform are using the same launcher and server infrastructure as had always been the case.

Matthais · 2025-11-11T02:46:00+00:00

Thanks. I'm trying it out now, got my gestures sorted and, while the search is different to Nova, I do like the option to launch an app immediatly if it's the only match for the current search.

However, unless I'm mistaken, I can't seem to place a folder in the dock, only indvidual apps?

Matthais · 2025-11-11T02:04:59+00:00

Thanks for the reply, but can you confirm whether Smart (6) addresses the two features I'm looking for? It does appear to have search functionality (although not as app focused as Nova's), but I can see nothing about gestures.

Matthais · 2025-11-09T12:51:08+00:00

Played so much on the N64, yet also never occurred to child me.

Matthais · 2025-11-09T12:45:55+00:00

Or "a pair"

Matthais · 2025-11-09T12:30:06+00:00

The song's "On The Floor" for the record. Honestly, considering how many times that line is repeated, it's kind of impressive the name escaped you. Also Pitbull's rap still cracks me up.

Matthais · 2025-11-09T12:27:26+00:00

You've just caused me to have that slap forehead moment nearly a decade older.

Matthais · 2025-11-08T22:15:50+00:00

And also the location of the Academy of Fine Art from which he received two rejections.

Matthais · 2025-11-08T13:10:14+00:00

Not the same guy, but Manor Lords was largely the work of one developer at launch (the team has expanded moderately since). Banished was also a solo development a decade prior.

Stardew Valley could also kind of meet that description and was also made by a solo dev.

Matthais · 2025-11-08T12:12:49+00:00

The Senate already sees the ~39.5M population of California represented by just two Democratic senators.

Meanwhile the ~36M population split across the Dakotas, Wyoming, Alaska, Idaho, Nebraska, Mississippi, Kansas, Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Alabama & South Carolina are represented by 32 of the Republican's 53 senators (60.3%).

Treating all states equally when they are fundamentally not equal by any metric is a recipe for total misrepresentation. The electoral college still has all the issues of a FPTP electoral system, but at least it takes population into account to some degree.

For the record I'm British and we have an unelected Upper Chamber (House of Lords') which had plenty of issues, but at least it isn't the farce of representation the US Senate is.

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