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[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 82 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Horses don't have software updates too, which is nice.

[–] dogs0n@sh.itjust.works 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The updates are just really slow so we dont have to deal with them in our life time (evolution).

[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Incorrect, that's hardware updates

Software updates is learning shit

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

They have shoe-wear updates though

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[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Technically every conscious thing on earth with the ability to learn has software updates

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes but we typically don't freeze for undetermined periods at a time as we do so. We can learn and function at the same time. Like Linux.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There are seizures, but I think those are more akin to BSOD than updates. Though I bet epilepsy would be more fun if you woke up with new skills and capabilities after each seizure.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago

or in the case of Windows and iOS, progressively more lobotomized after each stroke

[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 73 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

It's clear none of you all have dealt with horses IRL.

If you shake a plastic bag at a car, it doesn't spook and run over 4 kids and then crash into a wall. A car doesn't randomly decide to eject you into the street. A car doesn't stop to poop. I love horses, but c'mon.

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Horses don't always stop to poop to be fair, sometimes they just poop while walking.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They are so much more advanced than us!

[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Speak for yourself. I am perfectly capable of pooping drive by style.

[–] Apocalypteroid@lemmy.org 5 points 2 weeks ago

If I take a poop while driving does that count?

[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Yeah, but that's just rude to not let them stop. It's more comfortable for them if the rider leans forward in the saddle (so I was taught growing up)

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

I've seen horses take a shit mid gallop out in the pasture. I don't think they care much

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[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's such a neat trick..

[–] OozingPositron@feddit.cl 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Horses get their drunk riders home all the time here, I have seen them about to pass out, practically sleeping on the horse.

[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not saying there's no benefits, I'm saying that it's not all benefits. I've just seen horses do idiot things and almost kill themselves and spook and be the generally panicky prey animals that they are.

Plus, how the hell am I supposed to tie a free couch I found on the side of the road to the top of a horse and get that home?

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Horses are like bicycles, you can have them pull a little carriage to put stuff in.

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[–] drhodl@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

A car doesn’t stop to poop

Because a car doesn't have a sphincter, so they just fart and dribble a little, all of the time.

[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

A car doesn't stop to poop.

This gave me weird mental imagery.

And it's probably a fetish on the Internet somewhere.

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[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I've never dealt with horses but i don't know why people to expect horses to be like this when you realise that any animal is not going to act the same even within the same species

Horses are animals

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[–] StrixUralensis@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 33 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

neigh, motherfucker

kicks you in head

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 2 weeks ago

Someone had horse like reflexes.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

I am still shocked and confused finding out you can still get a DUI if you're drunk on a horse. That's bullshit, man. The horse ain't drunk!

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Where I live, you can get a DUI and lose your driver's license if using a bicycle drunk.

Not that I agree with it. Not that I've ever seen it enforced. But the law is there.

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[–] kamen@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Also it should probably be called RUI

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[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I wonder what's the break-even cost of gas when it's more affordable to go back to horses again.

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

To people who had never known any other way to travel than on foot, the horse was a major upgrade. To people accustomed to mechanized transportation, the horse is a major downgrade. Maintenance costs are one thing but the time requirements are what really makes it not affordable.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

I think I'd you get a horse it'd be because you're into the 'hobby' of taking care of animals and everything that entails.

[–] FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

There’s a reason we have the term ‘horse money’, let’s put it like that.

You take a chihuahua to the vet, it’s going to cost you a couple hundred bucks. But a horse isn’t a chihuahua. The bills scale exponentially. Then there’s the stabling costs, transportation, farrier, tack, etc. Etc. Buying a horse is the dumbest thing you can do except for buying a boat.

Basically, all in, figure on something between 8k and 10k per year. Assuming good health, you can ride a horse daily, but they’re not exactly convenient for your grocery shopping. Though I have done a drive through on one :D

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

So a horse is cheaper than a car. The average yearly cost of car ownership in the us is around $12k in the US.

This includes car depreciation, insurance, maintenance ...

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[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ok, so 15K miles/year isn't uncommon, 3USD/gallon is close to average, 25 mpg is optimistic.

So currently the average american is paying 1,800 for 600 gallons a year. So roughly 5x, without considering cost of maintenance and depreciation.

But then you have bikes. A Honda Wave gets like 160 mpg.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Fuck, I forgot about bikes. You're right, bikes are the real deal breaker for horses.

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[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

From what I recall horses require:

  • Training on how to ride a horse
  • Suitable land area for the horse to graze
  • A stable and land to build a stable
  • Food and water
  • Potential vet bills
  • Regular health checkup bills
  • Potential medicine bills
  • Horse shoes and replacement horse shoes
  • Supplements for dietary needs horses can't easily get from their food
  • Horseriding gear

Keep in mind that I'm not involved with horses at all, this is just what I've learned with my exposure to them on the Internet

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

From what I recall horses require: * Training on how to ride a horse

Picturing you riding a horse that is riding another horse. Extended range upgrade?

Though on a serious note, there's also the horse itself and its training (to be ridden and not freak out about things, training it to ride another horse or series of horses optional).

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, to be fair, you also have to learn how to ride bikes and motorcycles. But those would be much cheaper too.

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[–] Eh_I@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I don't shoot my car when it gets a flat.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago
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[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 4 points 2 weeks ago

Tesla has been known to trap people in cars after fault with electrics or loss of signal (in the case of a Lamborghini)

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Had an old Malibu that would do that sometimes. Ecu was bad

[–] duhlieluh@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

i really thought you meant bring you home from battle for a second

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Well, battle was work most days so yeah

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