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smileyman · 10-09-2008, 11:55 AM

We'll soon see solutions for that!
Google Offers 'Mail Goggles' for Drunk E-Mailers
Wednesday, October 08, 2008

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A screen shot of a typical 'Mail Goggles' sobriety quiz.
SEATTLE — Here's the scenario: It's Friday night, and what began as an innocent happy-hour margarita morphed into a few pitchers. After all, those tacos were salty.

Bidding friends adieu, you jump in a cab, head home and decide a quick e-mail check is in order. And there it is: a message from your ex. Or your boss. Or that friend you're secretly mad at.

If you're the kind of person who types tipsy and regrets it in the morning, Google's "Mail Goggles," a new test-phase feature in the free Gmail service, might save you some angst.

• Click to read more about this on the official Google blog.

• Click here for FOXNews.com's Personal Technology Center.

The Goggles can kick in late at night on weekends. The feature requires you to solve a few easy math problems in short order before hitting "send."

If your logical thinking skills are intact, Google is betting you're sober enough to work out the repercussions of sending that screed you just drafted.

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To activate Goggles, Gmail users should click the "Settings" link at the top of a Gmail page, then go to the "Labs" section.

There's no shame in admitting that sometimes you need a little extra help. Gmail engineer Jon Perlow designed Goggles with his own weaknesses in mind.

"Sometimes I send messages I shouldn't send. Like the time I told that girl I had a crush on her over text message. Or the time I sent that late night e-mail to my ex-girlfriend that we should get back together," he wrote when announcing Mail Goggles on a company blog.

The name is derived from the slang term "beer goggles," or the curious effect of alcohol on one's ability to see the true nature of that "cutie" at the other end of the bar.

But you can set up Mail Goggles to protect you from yourself at other emotionally vulnerable times — before your morning coffee, for example, or right after "Grey's Anatomy."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,434024,00.html

the chi · 10-09-2008, 12:01 PM

Is this for real? Too funny!! They need to start the same thing with cell phone text messages!

Gunther1000 · 10-09-2008, 12:12 PM

Yup, I saw that one on the news last night. Pretty drastic and it would annoy me to answer math questions so it wouldn't last on my computer.

I love the hooch!

jeeps84 · 10-09-2008, 12:25 PM

Nice! lol

neebelung · 10-09-2008, 12:53 PM

I saw this on the news, too... personally I think it's great!!

Next will be something to filter drunk txting!

jeeps84 · 10-09-2008, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by neebelung

I saw this on the news, too... personally I think it's great!!

Next will be something to filter drunk txting!

We could use that!

t-homo · 10-09-2008, 12:58 PM

That'd be boring as hell. Who doesn't enjoy drunken posts anyway?

smileyman · 10-09-2008, 01:44 PM

Hell alot of my sober posts are strange

10-09-2008, 11:55 AM	#1
smileyman White Trash Hero Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NW Arkansas Moto: Buell 1125R Porco Rosso Edition Posts: 4,895	PWI - Posting While Intoxicated We'll soon see solutions for that! Google Offers 'Mail Goggles' for Drunk E-Mailers Wednesday, October 08, 2008 E-Mail Print Share: Google A screen shot of a typical 'Mail Goggles' sobriety quiz. SEATTLE — Here's the scenario: It's Friday night, and what began as an innocent happy-hour margarita morphed into a few pitchers. After all, those tacos were salty. Bidding friends adieu, you jump in a cab, head home and decide a quick e-mail check is in order. And there it is: a message from your ex. Or your boss. Or that friend you're secretly mad at. If you're the kind of person who types tipsy and regrets it in the morning, Google's "Mail Goggles," a new test-phase feature in the free Gmail service, might save you some angst. • Click to read more about this on the official Google blog. • Click here for FOXNews.com's Personal Technology Center. The Goggles can kick in late at night on weekends. The feature requires you to solve a few easy math problems in short order before hitting "send." If your logical thinking skills are intact, Google is betting you're sober enough to work out the repercussions of sending that screed you just drafted. RelatedStories Office E-Mails Full of Lies, Study Finds Virginia Court Overturns State's Anti-Spam Law And if you can't multiply two times five, you'll probably thank Google in the morning. To activate Goggles, Gmail users should click the "Settings" link at the top of a Gmail page, then go to the "Labs" section. There's no shame in admitting that sometimes you need a little extra help. Gmail engineer Jon Perlow designed Goggles with his own weaknesses in mind. "Sometimes I send messages I shouldn't send. Like the time I told that girl I had a crush on her over text message. Or the time I sent that late night e-mail to my ex-girlfriend that we should get back together," he wrote when announcing Mail Goggles on a company blog. The name is derived from the slang term "beer goggles," or the curious effect of alcohol on one's ability to see the true nature of that "cutie" at the other end of the bar. But you can set up Mail Goggles to protect you from yourself at other emotionally vulnerable times — before your morning coffee, for example, or right after "Grey's Anatomy." http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,434024,00.html __________________ Arkriders.com To be the best you must first be willing to risk the worst!

10-09-2008, 12:12 PM	#3
Gunther1000 Jesus Christ! Join Date: Jul 2008 Moto: (The Chi's lover) Posts: 801	Yup, I saw that one on the news last night. Pretty drastic and it would annoy me to answer math questions so it wouldn't last on my computer. I love the hooch! __________________ FTP

10-09-2008, 12:25 PM	#4
jeeps84 No longer MIA Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Western NC (The Great Smoky Mountains) Moto: 1987 GSXR 50, 1996 Ducati M900, 07 GSXR 750, 07 Harley Davidson Night Train Posts: 984	Nice! lol __________________ Lets ride!

10-09-2008, 01:44 PM	#8
smileyman White Trash Hero Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NW Arkansas Moto: Buell 1125R Porco Rosso Edition Posts: 4,895	Hell alot of my sober posts are strange __________________ Arkriders.com To be the best you must first be willing to risk the worst!

10-09-2008, 12:53 PM	#5
neebelung Ornery, scandalous & evil Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Moto: 2004 Scarlet R1 Posts: 5,962	I saw this on the news, too... personally I think it's great!! Next will be something to filter drunk txting!

10-09-2008, 12:58 PM	#7
t-homo WSB Champion Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 7,146	That'd be boring as hell. Who doesn't enjoy drunken posts anyway?