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Ask HN: Why the Black Line on Top?

BaudouinVH
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community norms

tribute

My first thought is that someone died. Is it for aesthetics only ?

The author questions the black line on top of the HN page, speculating it might be a tribute to someone who died, which is confirmed in the comments as a tribute to Rebecca Heineman.

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robin_reala
14h ago
Rebecca Heineman died: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45960368
ChrisArchitect
14h ago
Yep, symbolic of mourning, acknowledging the passing of a figure of importance or notability to the community.
Brajeshwar
14h ago
Occasionally, there will be a thin black bar at the top of the top bar, in memoriam of a significant figure in the tech/science community dying. A Hacker News submission about the death will usually be on the front page at that time.

https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented?tab=re...

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