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Ask HN: How to check who the black bar is honoring?

by alstonite on 11/15/2024, 10:32:15 PM with 25 comments
I noticed the black bar is up today and I don't see any death posts. Is there an easy way to see who this is honoring? It would be nice to have a feature that on hover said who it was or something of the like.

  • by mtmail on 11/15/2024, 10:34:19 PM

    I agree, that would be a good feature.

    Thomas E. Kurtz has died https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42141761

  • by metadat on 11/15/2024, 10:37:30 PM

    I checked a few pages of https://news.ycombinator.com/front?day=2024-11-14

    And didn't see anything stand out.

    It would be a nice feature. If you feel strongly, email dang: hn@ycombinator.com

    p.s. thanks @mtmail for sharing the submission for this case.

  • by andrewl on 11/15/2024, 11:50:32 PM

    I believe it is for Thomas Kurtz, one of the two people who created the BASIC language.

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42141761

  • by DaOne256 on 11/15/2024, 10:37:58 PM

    I had the same Problem. Had to check all the headlines until I found it one page back.

    I would also like this feature.

  • by robgibbons on 11/16/2024, 6:00:06 AM

    A simple title attribute would be an easy addition.

  • by jerrygenser on 11/16/2024, 4:45:20 AM

    I didn't know either. I searched has died and limited the search to 24 hours and figured it that way.

  • by ChrisArchitect on 11/16/2024, 1:12:06 AM

    About the black bar unchanging:

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39064497

  • by vdvsvwvwvwvwv on 11/16/2024, 12:28:32 AM

    Or pin the thread to top 5 articles while the bar is in effect.

  • by runjake on 11/18/2024, 10:09:23 PM

    I typically run this search:

    https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=pastWeek&page=0&prefix=fal...

  • by kingkongjaffa on 11/16/2024, 10:34:27 AM

    I just did this search to figure it out:

    https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=pastWeek&page=0&prefix=fal...

  • by stefanos82 on 11/18/2024, 12:01:55 AM

    We have already suggested this below my original comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35305018

    Still waiting... :(

  • by mekoka on 11/16/2024, 12:57:58 AM

    Once in a while I try to click on the black band, hoping that my long awaited feature has been implemented. That it will point to a page that lists the memorials.

  • by aspenmayer on 11/16/2024, 9:23:52 AM

    This is a great idea. A log of moderator actions on HN generally would be a good idea, imo.

  • by grumple on 11/15/2024, 11:49:28 PM

    This is usually added when there's been a significant death relevant to the HN crowd. However, I don't see a related post, so it's possible that it's a mistake this time.

  • by laksmanv on 11/16/2024, 12:23:12 AM

    Agree, did the same.

  • by joshagilend on 11/17/2024, 3:03:44 AM

    :)

  • by gabbssqayy on 11/16/2024, 12:03:21 AM

    Not a bug lol, I see it too!