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This might be searching for patterns where there are none, but is there any relation of ArsDigita to ArsTechnica? Are the names some sort of cyberpunk in-joke?
by xattt 4y ago
This might be searching for patterns where there are none, but is there any relation of ArsDigita to ArsTechnica?
Are the names some sort of cyberpunk in-joke?
- marcellus23 4y ago"ars [some adjective]" is a not-uncommon construction for a name — you see other examples around like "ars mathematica".
- WorldMaker 4y ago"Ars" is Latin for "art". Can be read as things like: "Art digital", "Art technical", "Art mathematical"
- marcellus23 4y ago"art" is a valid translation in certain contexts, but a more accurate general one might be "skill" or "craft". And noun-adjective is a typical word order in Latin, so you can just translate into English using a grammatical word order ("technical craft", not "craft technical"*).