As mornings after go, there are few combinations more deadly than a computer, too much alcohol and a seething sense of indignation.And yes, I know the rest of you don't have any problems with stuff like this, but what about me, eh? Sums? Time limit? Not even sober!
But there could soon be a solution for people who cannot resist sending an ill-conceived drunken email to their boss or a former lover.
An altruistic Google employee has come up with a system that will block — or at least make people reconsider sending — the type of message they will probably regret the next day.
Mail Goggles, which can be set to spring into action late at night and at weekends, asks emailers to answer a series of short maths questions before sending a message. The basic addition and multiplication sums have to be completed within a time limit.
The idea, according to the Gmail engineer Jon Perlow, is to help those who are a little too tired and emotional to foresee the consequences of their actions.
I guess I'll just have to rely on Facebook as my primary launchpad for invective. Levon, hurry up and join.
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I'm sorry folks, she's been boozing at work again.
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