HN has an odd black bar on top of every page
6 comments
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5986307
On occasion over the years when notable people from our industry pass the black bar goes up.
On occasion over the years when notable people from our industry pass the black bar goes up.
Professor Englebart passed away. Wearing black (clothes/band on arm) is a sign of mourning in many cultures.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mourning
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mourning
It's like when a flag is flown at half mast. Check the #1 trending story right now on the front page
It's for Doug Engelbart. The inventor of the computer mouse. He died today.
[deleted]
It's because Doug Engelbart died.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6lz99lqplac75tt/hnblackbar.png.
Does anyone else have this? And if so then can anyone tell me why is it there because it certainly doesn't fit the design considering the logo padding has perhaps 2 pixels yet the border seems to be around 4 or 5 pixels. Then again HN never was known for awesome design, rather content, so from that point of view it might be design related. Or not. Either way, any insight?
Update: Gotcha! If an important person has wondered off, then the black bar shows up to show respect or so. Just never seen it before. Thanks guys!