Ask HN: Do you see a Pancake in the top left menu at Github.com?

21 points by MatMercer 55 days ago | 17 comments

I'm not kidding.

``` <button data-component="IconButton" type="button" aria-haspopup="dialog" class="prc-Button-ButtonBase-9n-Xk styles-module__appHeaderButton__axedQ prc-Button-IconButton-fyge7" data-loading="false" data-no-visuals="true" data-size="medium" data-variant="invisible" aria-labelledby="_R_1b5_"><span class="GlobalNavMenuToggle-module__pancakeIcon__dE2fg" aria-hidden="true"></span></button> ```

causalmodels 55 days ago |

It is wild that amidst all these platform stability issues, GH has decided now is the time to do cutesy marketing for a new feature

MatMercer 55 days ago |

I tried anonymous browsing + secondary account + different computer and I still see it:

https://imgur.com/sWQX06Y

wth

coolaj86 55 days ago |

I did some tech support yesterday and there were 4 different search bars on the screen and several "hamburger" or "triple dot" menus. It was a nightmare trying to communicate "the search bar in the middle left menu list" and "the triple dot on the right below the search bar".

Considering that Github's new target market is people who don't know how to read or code, I think this is a genius move.

jk89b7 55 days ago |

It's probably to advertise the Stacked PRs feature: https://github.github.com/gh-stack

Not cute..I thought something had been compromised when I initially saw it.

MatMercer 55 days ago | |

Me too, I got paranoid. That's why I checked many envs, phewww.

caug37 55 days ago | |

yeah was prepping to spend a lot of the day waiting for bigger attacks on other systems

jlund-molfese 55 days ago |

Imagine being a new GitHub user and you're trying to find the menu. Realizing that you have to click on a bunch of pancakes to get where you need to go would be pretty annoying.

lfx 55 days ago |

Why so much hate.

I think this is brilliant way to announce new features!

It is playful, it is nice, it is something new. Don't take it too seriously.

herpdyderp 55 days ago | |

How in the world was I supposed to find out that it was a feature announcement without searching new Hacker News posts?

CLF7 55 days ago |

It's funny to see that people here are more stressed out. Relax, this isn't going to break your production.

bold_iggl 54 days ago |

Yes, I saw the pancake 24 hours ago or so. Now it's gone. Gonna check the bin or something.

drivers99 55 days ago |

I created a new account there and have the same thing.

There are some posts about it on /r/github

Ryan492 55 days ago |

Yes, logged in on GitHub in the Netherlands

api_dude_365 55 days ago |

yes i see the pancakes haha. The future is now

TheWiggles 55 days ago |

The AI was hungry

dkdbejwi383 55 days ago |

Yes

eff_it 55 days ago |

TF ... got it as well .

What a time to be alive