I wouldn't say I'm _concerned_ about that. Even the right to kick that question around, or just forget about it, is pretty fun & precious to me. :-) > (sub spe

I wouldn't say I'm _concerned_ about that. Even the right to kick that question around, or just forget about it, is pretty fun & precious to me. :-) > (sub specie aeternitatis) That's quite, err...thank you for that. The Wikipedia article on this one is pretty lofty, whew. But from what I can understand, the _point_ of relating that phrase is to conjure up something like "with a better perspective you'll always see your past more clearly", with which I do agree. However I'm not sure it merits Latin at this point except as a sort of rhetorical respect-production technology...which admittedly you might as well use when you can. (Email subject: You may have unclaimed respect points from a recent HN discussion) Let me know if I'm wrong about the phrase and its meaning.