When someone important to the community dies, a thin black bar is added to the top of HN as a mark of respect [1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=599

When someone important to the community dies, a thin black bar is added to the top of HN as a mark of respect [1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5990015 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5990015