Friday, 8 March 2013

Rant



Rant Media is an independent media organization and serves as the host company for various audio/video projects by James O'Brien, known as Cimmerian, and Sean Kennedy, including Rant Radio. Rant Media has also distributed content via torrent, various video hosting services, private download, and viral physical media dispersement since its inception in 1999.

Friday, 11 May 2012

Arecaceae


Arecaceae or Palmae (also known by the name Palmaceae, which is considered taxonomically invalid, or by the common name palm tree), are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the monocot order Arecales. Roughly 202 genera with around 2600 species are currently known, most of which are restricted to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates. Most palms are distinguished by their large, compound, evergreen leaves arranged at the top of an unbranched stem. However, many palms are exceptions, as palms in fact exhibit an enormous diversity in physical characteristics. As well as being morphologically diverse, palms also inhabit nearly every type of habitat within their range, from rainforests to deserts.

Palms are among the best known and most extensively cultivated plant families. They have been important to humans throughout much of history. Many common products and foods are derived from palms, and palms are also widely used in landscaping for their exotic appearance, making them one of the most economically important plants. In many historical cultures, palms were symbols for such ideas as victory, peace, and fertility. Today, palms remain a popular symbol for the tropics and vacations.

Friday, 24 February 2012

Pengo/rants

Standardised licensing templates

There really ought to be some standardisation on the names of licensing templates across wikis.

Examples: {{CopyrightAvecPermission}} works great in the fr: namespace, but I can only guess the exact meaning. If I want to copy an image from fr: to en: then I'd need to recreate this template (assuming it were a valid license).

{{redundant image}} works on en: but not commons:. I could re-create the template, but would anyone be watching for it?

Sunday, 25 September 2011

Temp


Temp may refer to:
Temporary work, in employment.
TR-1 Temp
RT-21 Temp 2S, an intercontinental ballistic missile of the Soviet Union
Temperature
TEMP (meteorology), a meteorological code for upper air soundings
Template
Tempo
Tempe, Arizona, the eighth most populous city in Arizona