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Tim S · 9th Oct 2008, 13:34

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/10...mail-goggles/1

A new feature has been added to Google Labs called Mail Goggles, designed to prevent those late-night inebriated e-mails from ever being sent.

Jamie · 9th Oct 2008, 13:45

Any drunk person could manage to copy and paste the questions into google and get the answers.

Tim S · 9th Oct 2008, 13:49

Google goggles gets googled.

Bauul · 9th Oct 2008, 13:49

Cool idea, although a simple coordination task I imagine is more suited to drunk people. A virtual hoop-around-the-electric-wire would be a better idea.

steveo_mcg · 9th Oct 2008, 13:50

I seen this the other day, its funny if easy to get around. Although the way it reads on gmail is that it blocks access to the rest of the browser which would bugger up the copy paste solution.

liratheal · 9th Oct 2008, 13:55

I would, but the only time I access gmail through their website is when at work, when I'm supposed to be sober/awake/switched on.

Redbeaver · 9th Oct 2008, 14:16

lol nice idea.... thats actually pretty funny...

use it? no thanks.

TGImages · 9th Oct 2008, 14:25

How about instead it holds those outbound messages in a queue and during a non "Goggle" time period prompting you to review the queue and decided if you still want to send them or not?

TheVoice · 9th Oct 2008, 14:39

I can imagine a lot of sober people would get the answers wrong, these days.

mclean007 · 9th Oct 2008, 15:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheVoice

I can imagine a lot of sober people would get the answers wrong, these days.

LOL - yup. And, conversely, I'm sure many of the smarter among us could do trivial arithmetic like that even when absolutely paralytic - I'd fancy my chances at those 5 questions in 43 seconds even after eleven pints, assuming I could focus on the screen. I don't think arithmetic tests are a particularly suitable test of sobriety - as suggested above, a coordination test would be far more effective.

DougEdey · 9th Oct 2008, 15:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim S

Google goggles gets googled.

Who's been feeding tim alcohol?

Jordan Wise · 9th Oct 2008, 16:10

I'm guessing this is in beta right?

p3n · 9th Oct 2008, 16:31

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Originally Posted by liratheal

I would, but the only time I access gmail through their website is when at work, when I'm supposed to be sober/awake/switched on.

Suprised anyway who uses gmail regularly doesnt use IMAP !

proxess · 9th Oct 2008, 17:14

Something like this should be available for all messaging clients. Mobile phone calls, sms, MSN, ICQ, IRC, etc etc

Cthippo · 9th Oct 2008, 17:22

I have to say I know a few people who need this!

Sparrowhawk · 9th Oct 2008, 18:21

The goggles, they do nothing!

Aterius Gmork · 9th Oct 2008, 19:06

I'll use it... but for other reasons. Good excuse to train my math skills, plus it's geek. Just imagine a friend sitting next to you: "What are you doing?`" "Uh, err, sending this email."

Oh yeah, s***, geeks don't have friends.

ToMMo · 9th Oct 2008, 19:59

It might make me think twice rather than prevent me from sending an email and as mentioned before, it would be much better on SMS.

liratheal · 9th Oct 2008, 20:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aterius Gmork

I'll use it... but for other reasons. Good excuse to train my math skills, plus it's geek. Just imagine a friend sitting next to you: "What are you doing?`" "Uh, err, sending this email."

Oh yeah, s***, geeks don't have friends.

I occasionaly email when I have friends over. Or text, usually to them, telling them to put the ****ing phone away.

Irony <3

ParaHelix.org · 9th Oct 2008, 20:35

Perhaps if you want to send an Email out of rage you will disable Google Goggles to send it haha.

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TGImages Grandpa Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Illinois, US Posts: 160	How about instead it holds those outbound messages in a queue and during a non "Goggle" time period prompting you to review the queue and decided if you still want to send them or not?

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TheVoice Multimodder Join Date: May 2007 Location: High Wycombe Posts: 101	I can imagine a lot of sober people would get the answers wrong, these days.

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Aterius Gmork Look Mr. Bubbles, it's an angel! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 698	I'll use it... but for other reasons. Good excuse to train my math skills, plus it's geek. Just imagine a friend sitting next to you: "What are you doing?`" "Uh, err, sending this email." Oh yeah, s***, geeks don't have friends.

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ParaHelix.org Supermodder Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 270	Perhaps if you want to send an Email out of rage you will disable Google Goggles to send it haha.