Ask HN: Black bar on top of HN header?

3 pointszinekeller3 comments

Uhm, title says all. Have you guys and gals seen this change? I don't what it means, it just appeared out of nowhere.

Edit: It's even there even while logged out. Weird.

I think it also goes green/red during Christmas.

The black bar is a HN tradition indicating the death of someone important to the community, in this case Tony Hsieh.

Oh, I was not not aware of that tradition, sorry. So, it is analogous to flags being flown at half-mast.

RIP Tony Hsieh.