> Even with careful breeding, the VSH behavior often vanishes (or is greatly reduced) after 1-2 generations.
> Varroa sensitive hygiene (VSH) is a behavioral trait of honey bees (Apis mellifera) in which bees detect and remove bee pupae that are infested by the parasitic mite Varroa destructor. VSH activity results in significant resistance to the mites.
> “We screened 50 venoms, mostly from spiders and scorpions, by applying them externally to the mites,” says Herzig.
> “We found more than 75% killed the mites within 24 hours. We selected 2 of the most potent spider venoms for further analysis.” > It doesn't mean tariffs are the most effective way to meet that goal.
> But where Claude was especially helpful (other than the web design w/ Claude Design for the prototype) was analyzing ASM output of functions and optimizing those E.g. lots of small mistakes would have been missed by not having restrict/const in places.
> Plenty of countries have spent billions on new construction in the US and gotten smoked.
> I still get iPhone and Lenovo laptops 40% cheaper than family members living in Europe.
> In the book, McGee says that, under the leadership of Tim Cook, Apple invested $275 billion in China between 2016 and 2021, to manufacture its products in the country (including building factories and supply chains in China, as well as training Chinese workers). McGee compares this to the Marshall Plan, as this is in excess of other corporate spending and, in real terms, was about twice the monetary value of the Marshall Plan.
> Berlin isn’t the alpha economic city in Germany though. There isn’t really one, but it’s more like Frankfurt.
> Japan is also, famously, extremely racist.
> I don't think it's wealth that's the differentiator. I think it's partly colonialism and partly culture.
> Colonialism has a lot to answer for in SE Asia. I suspect a lot of the defensive patriotism there is a product of being so badly treated for so long.
> The six primary languages supported by Israel's government for immigrants (Olim) are Hebrew, English, Russian, Spanish, French, and Amharic. The Ministry of Aliyah and Integration uses these languages for government services, informational portals, and the official Olim App to help newcomers manage their entitlements.
First: Hats off -- nice work.
What annoys me the most about this story: There should be a disportionately large penalty that the insurance must pay to the health care regulator for cases like this. It would discourage this kind of illegal behaviour.