terminatortwo

joined 8 months ago
[–] terminatortwo@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago

Thanks for linking this. I hope ars makes it more visible. I’ll have to take Benj’s word.

That’s the thing with trust, hard to build, easy to burn.

[–] terminatortwo@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago

S[ai] be[lie]ve[d]

[–] terminatortwo@piefed.social 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

They already posted their response: https://arstechnica.com/staff/2026/02/editors-note-retraction-of-article-containing-fabricated-quotations/

EDIT: it’s the lack of acknowledgement that they didn’t discover it but the contributor had to go in and correct it, how they locked and deleted the article, etc. I was expecting a bit more tbh

[–] terminatortwo@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

but what if the car lied though.

[–] terminatortwo@piefed.social 30 points 1 month ago (11 children)

What a shame. I’ve subscribed to ars for years. Their response was disappointing, it doesn’t talk about what happened and what they’re doing to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

Nothing about how they handled them makes me trust that they won’t do it again.

[–] terminatortwo@piefed.social 14 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I’m pretty sure it lies

[–] terminatortwo@piefed.social 34 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Teenagers are one of the most underserved demographics in cities. There’s very few if any third places designed for teenagers. Children and adults both have recreational areas designed for them, but teenagers are considered a nuisance almost anywhere.

This is a failure of urban design.