Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd not talk about them?

Re:Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd no... by biztos on Saturday June 06, 2020 @07:07PM (#23443146)

I had a look and this might be a completely ignorant suggestion (I don’t have a dog) but to me it was very surprising that dogs would like frozen food, so maybe you should explain that/why they do. Just seemed counterintuitive, I’ve never seen anybody give anything frozen to their dog.

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Re:Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd no... by ixwt on Saturday June 06, 2020 @07:18PM (#23443211)

Anecdata: many dogs I know of really enjoy ice cubes. A meat flavored ice cube would probably make them quite excited.

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Re:Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd no... by poulsbohemian on Sunday June 07, 2020 @12:05AM (#23444672)

Anecdata: my cat loves ice cubes too. You can roll them all over the floor, lick them, carry them around - super fun.

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Re:Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd no... by adventured on Saturday June 06, 2020 @07:13PM (#23443185)

Ice cream style treats (made for dogs, so not real ice cream) have become very popular with dog owners. You'll see them carried in all major grocery stores in the US now.

For example:

https://www.purina.com/frosty-paws

And:

http://dogstersicecream.com

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Re:Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd no... by DoreenMichele on Saturday June 06, 2020 @09:42PM (#23444017)

Dogs can't sweat, which makes it hard for them to cool down. They cool off by panting.

In hot weather, I imagine a lot of dogs would go for something cold to consume if it was made available.

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Re:Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd no... by mercer on Sunday June 07, 2020 @02:52PM (#23449626)

Hey, it's a bit of a head-scratcher why I made a note (well, username tag) of this, but according to it, it's your birthday today or tomorrow.

Might as well put the info to good use, so if correct: happy birthday!

(I suspect this was around the time a year or two ago that I was testing out my HN tagger extension/server)

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Re:Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd no... by DoreenMichele on Monday June 08, 2020 @08:50PM (#23462467)

Yes, yesterday was my birthday. I mostly laid low and did design work and the like on several reddits that I run.

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Re:Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd no... by awillen on Saturday June 06, 2020 @08:19PM (#23443550)

A lot of dogs (mine included) love to crunch on ice cubes. You can also find a lot of recipes for frozen treats online - I started by looking there first, but they were all heavy on ingredients my dog isn't fond of (he really just likes meat).

Might be a geographical/climate thing. I'm in San Diego, so frozen treats are good year round here.

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Re:Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd no... by M5x7wI3CmbEem10 on Saturday June 06, 2020 @08:33PM (#23443632)

how did you find expiration dates for your consumables?

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