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Comment Re:just a coincidence (Score 1) 62

It is a coincidence in the same sense that an eclipse is a coincidence.
As the summary points out, the conjunction happens every 20 years
The two planets' orbits are in a 5:2 resonance so for every 5 orbits of Jupiter, Saturn makes two
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/...

The two orbit in the same plane as almost all the planets, so when the resonance brings them together, they appear together in the sky
Some times they get much closer than at other times. This is one of those times.

It is a coincidence only like the minute hand and hour hand both pointing straight up at noon.

Comment 42% ? "might be"? (Score 1) 79

That heading looks like it was made up.
First off, we can't have statistical accuracy in judging what might be, so we sure don't have 2 significant figures for our guess

As far as my own experience goes (sample size = 1 ) they all "might be" unreliable.
And because of that, I assume that they are.

I ignore the most glowing reviews and the ones the most scathing negative reviews.

I look instead for simple statements of fact that I can compare with data found elsewhere.

Comment Ad-blocking isn't it's best feature. (Score 1) 37

Compared to Firefox it uses considerably less memory to perform the same task.
In my case, I had 4 twitch streams open, and Brave used significantly less memory.

It is now my default browser, which basically means when I click a link in an email Brave handles it, since I often have no idea what is behind the link and Brave does the best job of blocking ads you've never encountered before.

It still isn't quite ready for prime time though.
My workhorse browser is Firefox with uBlock Origin.
There are two add-ons available for Firefox that I can't part with (yet) -- they are "Clippings" and "Tree-Style Tab".
Combined they increase my productivity immensely.

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