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

21 points by MatMercer ↗ HN
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> ```

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Ryan492
Yes, logged in on GitHub in the Netherlands
eff_it
TF ... got it as well .

What a time to be alive

drivers99
I created a new account there and have the same thing.

There are some posts about it on /r/github

api_dude_365
yes i see the pancakes haha. The future is now
causalmodels
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
jlund-molfese
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
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.

coolaj86
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.

CLF7
It's funny to see that people here are more stressed out. Relax, this isn't going to break your production.
bold_iggl
Yes, I saw the pancake 24 hours ago or so. Now it's gone. Gonna check the bin or something.