The founder of the notorious 4chan website Christopher “Moot” Poole has just launched his much-hyped new startup Canv.as.

They’re calling it ‘4chan for grown ups’. 4chan has other names for it.

Canv.as, which has raised $3.6 million in venture funding, is an unprecedented attempt to monetize the meme-making process 4chan perfected over seven years of troublemaking. Like 4chan, the site is based on users uploading and remixing funny pictures and .gifs. But Canv.as is supposed to be a clean, well-lighted place for memes —its three rules are “keep it safe for work,” “Don’t be mean,” and “Stay on topic.” It’s the polar opposite of 4chan’s meandering, porn-infested boards.

4channers Hate 4chan Founder’s New Website (Gawker)

The Transport Minister is hinting that the government stake in Aer Lingus could be up for grabs in the coming months.

Leo Varadkar does not believe the ‘strategic’ argument for keeping the 25% stake applies anymore.

He confirmed this morning that reform is on the way this autumn in his transport portfolio.

 

You can literally visualise Michael O’Leary dressed as a shamrock.

Listen To Varadkar on Newstalk’s ‘Breakfast’ here

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