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Google: Saving you from your drunk youself

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Reader submitted blog Published Oct. 21, 2008 at 5:38 p.m.
Category: Living
Tags: drunk dailing, Google, Gmail, drunk texting, drunk e-mailing

Headache, dry mouth, the spins - these are all terrible after-effects of drinking, but nothing is worse than having no recollection of what you might have said or done while under the influence.

One of the lesser known perils of drinking is honesty. Drunk dialing, drunk texting and now, drunk e-mailing can be potentially hazardous. Admit it, you've been guilty of trying to contact an ex, a crush or a co-worker with an embarrassing confession or an unabashed honest comment after one too many cocktails. Thankfully, Google's got your back if you have a Gmail account.

TIME magazine featured a story about Gmail's service for evening and weekend hours to protect users from drunk e-mailing. Apparently, between the hours of 10 PM and 4 AM the optional feature "Mail Googgles" requires you to solve five arithmetic problems in 60 seconds before it sends your e-mail message. Google's rationale is that if you are able to do some simple math, you should be accountable for whatever e-mail you might be sending. (You are able to change the times the filter activates if you prefer to party on weeknights.) Even if you are really good at math, at least you think twice before hitting send.

This is just one more way Google is making our lives better. Why can't anyone figure out how to do that with text messaging though? Check out the full story at the link below.

 



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Posted by sandstorm on Oct. 22, 2008 at 9:02 a.m. (report)

this isn't going to stop anybody from doing anything.
the only thing it accomplishes is getting google talked about.
they thank you for the free press.

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