Carpe diem will someday die. It is medieval Latin, dating to 1287. Related but distinct is the expression "memento mori" (remember that you are mortal) which carries some of the same connotation as . For Horace, mindfulness of our own mortality is key in making us realize the importance of the moment. "Remember that you are mortal, so seize the day." Over time the phrase also came to be associated with penitence, as suggested in many vanitas paintings. Today many listeners will take the two phrases as representing almost opposite approaches, with urging us to savour life and urging us to resist
Carpe Fulgur Carpe Fulgur Carpe Fulgur is a game-localization studio that concentrates on making independent Japanese games available to the English-language market. Currently released on Steam are these titles: Carpe Fulgur consists of founders Andrew Dice and Robin Light-Williams. The following history is largely based on an interview Andrew Dice gave to Gamasutra. Andrew Dice and Robin Light-Williams met through the Something Awful forums. Dice had been interested in English translations of Japanese games and following in the footsteps of Ted Woolsey in the translation of several Square Japanese titles. After attempting to gain employment at a localization company in California, Dice