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–Rank now
#25Peak rank
1Days on list
–Score · 7d
Nov 1, 2026First seen

On Hacker News

Points
11
Comments
2
Submitted by
dotmanish
Posted
Nov 1, 2026
Site
otape.org

Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on otape.org.

Trending history

OTape was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 1, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 12 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #25 of 30, reached on Nov 1, 08:22 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 1, 09:22 UTC.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).

#1#11#20#30 06:3707:1807:5908:4109:22 Nov 1, 06:37 UTC · #29Nov 1, 06:52 UTC · #29Nov 1, 07:07 UTC · #29Nov 1, 07:22 UTC · #28Nov 1, 07:37 UTC · #28Nov 1, 07:52 UTC · #27Nov 1, 08:07 UTC · #27Nov 1, 08:22 UTC · #25Nov 1, 08:37 UTC · #25Nov 1, 08:52 UTC · #27Nov 1, 09:07 UTC · #27Nov 1, 09:22 UTC · #27

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

Oct 26today

Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.

091726 06:3707:1807:5908:4109:22 Nov 1, 06:37 UTC · 11Nov 1, 06:52 UTC · 11Nov 1, 07:07 UTC · 11Nov 1, 07:22 UTC · 18Nov 1, 07:37 UTC · 18Nov 1, 07:52 UTC · 21Nov 1, 08:07 UTC · 22Nov 1, 08:22 UTC · 25Nov 1, 08:37 UTC · 25Nov 1, 08:52 UTC · 25Nov 1, 09:07 UTC · 25Nov 1, 09:22 UTC · 26

From the discussion

A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.

Erm, it's a wav file with extra steps? What am I missing? Edit: https://www.otape.org/spec/#73-codecs sorry, it's an mp4 audio file with extra steps...

Questions

Is OTape trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 1, 09:22 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank OTape reached?

#25 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 1, 08:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has OTape been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 1, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (12 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

11 points and 2 comments; submitted by dotmanish on Nov 1, 2026.