Ask HN: What is the black bar on the top of HN?

[captainbeardo]

There is a new 5px in height black bar on the top of hacker news right above our beloved orange bar. Inspecting the source reveals table cell element with an img element inside loading `s.gif`. The gif seems to be empty. Anyone know what this is or why it appeared?

[CarolineW]

If you do a search for "black bar" you'll find lots and lots and lots and lots of results, most of which answer your question.

[4e1a]

Not a true statement. Where are you searching? I can find nothing to explain this other than the comment below about someone dying, but that doesn't explain anything either.

[CarolineW]

> Not a true statement. Where are you searching?

At the bottom of this page is a search box. Into it type "black bar" (without the quotation marks). It takes you to this link:

https://hn.algolia.com/?query=black%20bar&sort=byPopularity&...

Have you not seen the search box at the bottom of nearly every HN page? Perhaps that question sounds a bit brusque, but in effect, whether you meant it or not, you called me a liar, and I rather take exception to that.

[1337biz]

Because Paul Allen died...

[captainbeardo]

Ah thanks for this answer