What's with that black bar at the top?

Question

Anybody noticed that new black bar at the top of HN? Here's its HTML: s.gif is a single (1x1) white pixel

rahuldottech · Accepted Answer

It's used to pay respect to a recently deceased tech person. In this case, Larry Tesler: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22361282In the past, we've had it for Steve Jobs and Aaron Swartz, among others.

h2odragon · Answer

I assume this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22361282Dunno why this afternoon, and that story, rather than the 4 or more other links that cycled through since yesterday.

What's with that black bar at the top?

Anybody noticed that new black bar at the top of HN? Here's its HTML:
s.gif is a single (1x1) white pixel

It's used to pay respect to a recently deceased tech person. In this case, Larry Tesler: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22361282
In the past, we've had it for Steve Jobs and Aaron Swartz, among others.

I assume this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22361282
Dunno why this afternoon, and that story, rather than the 4 or more other links that cycled through since yesterday.