Delete never: The digital hoarders who collect Tumblrs, medieval manuscripts, and terabytes of text files

Bad Siri, worst trash, and "elixir of immortality" [Gizmodo]( March 4, 2019 [Delete never: The digital hoarders who collect Tumblrs, medieval manuscripts, and terabytes of text files]( [When it comes to their stuff, people often have a hard time letting go. When the object of their obsession are rooms full of old clothes or newspapers, it can be unhealthy—even dangerous. But what about a stash that fits on 10 5-inch hard drives?]( [NEWS]( [Luke Perry has died at the age of 52]( [Luke Perry, star of Beverly Hills 90210 and Riverdale, has passed away at the age of 52. The actor had a massive stroke last week and had been under observation in the hospital ever since.]( [GADGETS]( [Hey OnePlus, are you sure about this?]( [When whispers started swirling that OnePlus was going for a fully bezel-less design on its next major phone, the immediate question became: How would the company do it?]( [GARBAGE]( [What's the worst trash humans produce?]( [There is such an astonishing quantity and variety of waste coursing in, around and above the planet that it can be easy to think of all of it as one dense, destructive substance—but there are degrees. Some kinds of trash are worse than other kinds, and it is worth knowing which is which, as we hover in the mudroom of apocalypse.]( [GARBAGE]( [How to make sure important emails stay out of your spam folder]( [The algorithms guarding our inboxes have now developed to the stage that spam is usually kept at bay, but these auto-sorting processes aren’t perfect yet—if you’re not regularly opening up your spam folder to check on your email provider’s accuracy, you could well be missing some genuinely useful messages that you need to see.]( [ARCHAEOLOGY]( ["Elixir of immortality" uncovered in 2,000-year-old Chinese tomb]( [The bronze pot was discovered last October by archaeologists working at the tomb of a noble family in the Henan Province of central China. The 210-square-meter site in the city of Luoyang dates back to the Western Han Dynasty (202 BCE to 8 CE) and, in addition to the pot, yielded the well-preserved remains of a nobleman, painted clay pots, materials made from jade and bronze, and a lamp in the shape of a wild goose.]( [APPLE]( [Yes, Apple. Siri is extremely terrible.]( [Apple is hiring an analyst, but not just any old analyst. It’s hiring someone to sift through the social media hellscape and parse just how customers really feel about its voice assistant Siri.]( [YOU MAY ALSO LIKE]( [KOTAKU]( [That Creepy Momo Sculpture Has Been Destroyed]( [The “Momo Challenge” is alleged to have caused children to incite violence. It’s a viral hoax. Momo, however, is a real sculpture. Make that, was.]( [DEADSPIN]( [UFC Class Clown Johnny Walker Wrecked His Opponent Then Wrecked Himself Doing The Worm]( [The last time we saw UFC court jester Johnny Walker in the octagon a month ago, he pretended to strip while getting prepped for his fight, knocked out Justin Ledet in 15 seconds with an outlandish combo, and then celebrated with a solid minute of gyration. Thankfully, he sustained zero...]( [DEADSPIN]( [The Obsession With Caster Semenya's Body Was Racist From The Very Beginning]( [A week before the 2012 Olympics, a group of researchers and academics gathered for the International Convention on Science, Education, and Medicine in Sport in Glasgow, just over 400 miles north of London, where the Games were being held. One of those athletes was South African runner Caster Semenya, who...]( [DEADSPIN]( [Robert Sarver Filled His GM's Office With Goats, Who Then Filled His GM's Office With Goat Shit]( [The last decade of Phoenix Suns basketball under owner Robert Sarver has been absolute shit, and there are no signs that it’ll get better sometime soon. Over at ESPN, Kevin Arnovitz has a long and depressing read for any Suns fan, one that focuses mainly on the failures and...]( You made it to the end. Thanks for reading our newsletter! [Visit Gizmodo]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( © 2019 Gizmodo Media 114 5th Avenue, Floor 2 New York, NY, 10011