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Hmm, I'm not even sure that the "lost in the desert" part is inappropriate as the metaphor. What was it that I read about an AirBnB for dogs the other day?

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But see, the second somebody talked about that the people without pets said "derp, pets.com 2.0" and the people with pets all said, "take my money now!". So, it's really one of those apparently bad ideas that's secretly good, whereas many startups are the opposite: apparently good ideas that are secretly terrible.

I don't care if you're selling whale shit online, if a whole lot of customers line up the second you mention your idea, you're in business whether third parties like it or not.

One of the most expensive substances in the world – and someone just synthesized an alternative:

http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2012/04/09/bre...

Whale guano. Seriously.

Dear god, I honestly can't tell if this is sarcastic.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3004918

As funny as it may sound, extended travel is a serious PITA when you have pets at home. Being able to leave your dog or cat with someone who has built a reputation as a good caretaker would be hugely preferable to taking them to a kennel.

True - HN reader, if you build this, my dogs and I would probably use it.

It sounded so dumb at first, but after thinking about how my pet changes my travel schedule and has caused me to ask too many favors from friends. Someone please do this.

It'd be awesome to be able to leave my pet with other fellow pet owners. I'd be willing to take pets in my house as well to keep my cat company.

Someone is doing this. I think it was on here yesterday. http://www.rover.com

Shouldn't your kennel have a good reputation as a caretaker? Most large pet shops over here offer short/mid-term accomodations for animals.

I realize it sounds funny, but AirBnB for pets could have a much larger impact on my life than Instagram ever could.

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