As an aside, the (very real) improvements in San Francisco are largely the simple consequence of getting a decent Mayor in. Daniel Laurie was elected last year, on a platform of dealing with petty cr… (View Post)

If I remember correctly, methane (CH4) molecules are much bigger than hydrogen ones (H2), and one cannot simply repurpose a set of pipes with certain tolerances to store something which is significan… (View Post)

You’re right that recorded crime can fall if you stop recording it. But there are independent ways to check whether crime is actually falling. I.e., we can look at different (ideally non-government) … (View Post)

Another area where the UK is falling behind the US. (View Post)

Especially Penge. Did you not hear about the Penge Bungalow murders? (View Post)