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leonnoelon Researchers Are Making Memes Accessible to the Blind

Reminds me of TranscribersOfReddit[0] which is a great attempt at trying to make the web more accessible for all. Reddit posts get cross posted and those without visual impairments can transcribe the photo. Their bot is also starting to get pretty good!

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/TranscribersOfReddit

leonnoelon Banksy Shredder Built with CSS Grid

Most of the pieces show up on their instagram

leonnoelon Supported Source – Great Software Projects Deserve Great Support

Is there a name for companies that release their code under an actual free license, but charge for other things like support? Companies that come to mind are flynn.io or sidekiq.org (both of which were recently on the front-page).

leonnoelon Twitch is acquiring popular video game community and software maker Curse

LINE made $268 Million from just stickers last year http://qz.com/704768/line-sold-268-million-worth-of-stickers...

If Discord can keep up the growth, things like stickers, emojis, and sound packs could pull in good revenue. Also, the gaming community is already used to paying for these items on sites like Twitch