Louis Freeh's report on child abuse at Penn State confirms the worst: the college's brass, including Joe Paterno, knew about and actively covered up coach Jerry Sandusky's sexual exploitation of children. Paterno, who bullshitted to the end ("Nobody had any inkling", "I never heard of a man rapin' another man"), saw his personal and institutional reputation as the primary victims, a mindset still embodied by countless sports-page headlines: "Paterno's legacy may now be damaged beyond repair", "Paterno's legacy tarnished", Paterno's legacy blah blah blah.
"Paterno's legacy"
Watching sun-bleached stadium seats get restored with a flame is weirdly satisfying to watch
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Sony's table tennis robot beat a pro player she couldn't read
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This guy ran 500 miles on LSD and mushrooms in 11 days
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Score 5 years of piano lessons with flowkey for only $80
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Claude AI is having a moment — this $20 course helps you keep up
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: The Claude AI Professional E-Degree is on sale for $19.99 (MSRP $49) through June 14 and… READ THE REST
PDFs have bullied us long enough — the AcePDF Converter & Editor is a one-time $24 for life
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