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Very sad news. Thank you to HN mods for commemorating Joe's passing with the black bar. His contribution to our world is immeasurable. Although I never had the
by sjtgraham 7y ago
Very sad news. Thank you to HN mods for commemorating Joe's passing with the black bar. His contribution to our world is immeasurable. Although I never had the pleasure of meeting him in person, by all accounts he was much loved. Joe you will be missed.
- mises 7y agoFor those of us who haven't seen it before, would you please explain what this means? I assume it is some sort of sign of mourning?
- ufo 7y agoIt is exactly what you guessed.
- noir_lord 7y agoI like the black bar, it shows both mourning and respect. Occasionally I'll see the black bar and the notice and not even know who the person was - at which point I get to find out about someone amazing I didn't know existed and to appreciate their contribution. Obviously I'd prefer that there not need to be a black bar though.
- steveklabnik 7y agoIt’s done any time someone “with significance to the community” dies. I’m not sure when it started but it’s been a thing for many years. Feels extremely appropriate to me, and honestly, it was the first thing I looked for after I saw a tweet about this. RIP, Joe :(
- _asummers 7y agoRIP Joe indeed. He will be sorely missed as a pillar of the BEAM community. Not to diverge too far, but does anyone know who the first black bar was?
- steveklabnik 7y agoI tried to use the search and couldn’t find anything authoritative.