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Questions tagged [modern-life]

'of modern life' - use this tag for questions about how modern words and concepts should be translated to Latin

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Are there movies or subtitles for movies in Latin?

First and foremost, I am looking for films mostly spoken in Latin (not just a few scenes). My search so far has been fairly unfruitful. Most of the "films" available seem to be amateur (by students of Latin) or very low-quality, low-budget films.…
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Latin in the European Parliament

I vaguely remember that once the following happened in the European Parliament: One member of the parliament delivered a speech in Latin, and afterwards another member stood up and answered the speech in Latin, too. I want to know when this event…
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Is `patrick-conscriptus` a pun to name a software bot acting on Patrick's behalf?

I'm a programmer and I'm thinking of creating a bot to carry out tedious tasks on my behalf. My name is Patrick. Would patrick-conscriptus be a reasonable pun for its name, "the Patrick who was written together", since in English one idiomatically…
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How would you say "object oriented programming" in Latin?

So, how would you say "object oriented programming" in Latin? How would you translate "object" as an adjective? Would that be "obiectivus"? Or would "obiectivus" be "objective" (as in "not subjective", "not dependent on the person observing…
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What would be good Latin names for modern book categories?

There are various ways to order/group books in a library. By author, in alphabetical order By size By category etc. Concerning 3) we might have the following names in Latin. They might be…
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