Cupertino effect & Queen of the UK
Latest update:
'Some older spellcheckers had wordlists containing co-operation
but not cooperation without the hyphen. So when a user typed in
unhyphenated cooperation, the spellchecker would flag it as an
error. The first suggestion thrown up was not co-operation,
however, but Cupertino, the name of a city in northern
California. [...]
Sure enough, there are dozens of Cupertinos to be found in online
documents from the UN, EU, NATO, and other international
organizations. "The Cupertino with our Italian comrades proved to be
very fruitful," a German NATO officer was quoted as
saying. Meanwhile, the EU's Scientific and Technical Research
Committee proposed "stimulating cross-border Cupertino."'
https://blog.oup.com/2007/11/spellchecker/
A search&replace gaffe from Reuters: apparently they had a rule of
avoiding mentioning "the Queen" (of the UK of GB & NI), preferring her
full name "Queen Elizabeth."
'Secrets of the honey bee revealed in genome code
Wed Oct 25,
2006 1:07pm ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have unraveled the genetic code of the
honey bee, uncovering clues about its complex social behavior [...]
With its highly evolved social structure of tens of thousands of
worker bees commanded by Queen Elizabeth, the honey bee genome
could also improve the search for genes linked to social
behavior. [...]
Queen Elizabeth has 10 times the lifespan of workers and lays up
to 2,000 eggs a day. Despite having tiny brains, honey bees display
honed cognitive abilities and learn to associate a flower's color,
shape and scent with food, which increases its foraging ability.'
Tags: quote, ойті
Authors: ag