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The user who posted this seems banned, but their answer seems correct:

jonaslanglotz 2 minutes ago [dead] [–]

It's digital mourning stationery [1] in memory of Tony Hoare [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mourning_stationery [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47324054

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Oh, how insensitive from my part. I didn't realize this was done to memorialize Sir Tony Hoare. Thanks for the answer, and apologies for such a frivolous question.

To be honest, I didn't know either, so was glad someone asked.



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