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

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.

I agree, that would be a good feature.

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

6 days agoby mtmail

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.

6 days agoby metadat

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

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

6 days agoby andrewl

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

I would also like this feature.

6 days agoby DaOne256

A simple title attribute would be an easy addition.

6 days agoby robgibbons

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

6 days agoby jerrygenser

About the black bar unchanging:

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

6 days agoby ChrisArchitect

I typically run this search:

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

3 days agoby runjake

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

6 days agoby vdvsvwvwvwvwv

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

Still waiting... :(

4 days agoby stefanos82

I just did this search to figure it out:

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

6 days agoby kingkongjaffa

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.

6 days agoby mekoka

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

6 days agoby aspenmayer

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.

6 days agoby grumple

Agree, did the same.

6 days agoby laksmanv

5 days agoby joshagilend

Not a bug lol, I see it too!

6 days agoby gabbssqayy