Computers Google Eliminates Drunk Emails (Drunk-Dialing Poised for a Comeback)

Google Eliminates Drunk Emails (Drunk-Dialing Poised for a Comeback)

It's 2:45 a.m. on Friday and you've just returned home from the St. Patty's Day Drink-a-Thon...with a 1st place trophy. Wisely, you decide to start emailing your ex-girlfriend(s), your boss, your in-laws and possibly your congressman. What's the worse thing that could happen?

 

Drunk emailing


In years prior, this sort of practice was as widespread as it was shameful. But thanks to Gmail, these embarrassing emails may soon become a thing of the past. The Gmail blog recently posted this item: a new feature called - ahem - "Mail Goggles" which aims to prevent users from sending emails of the regrettable variety through a series of remedial math problems.

 

 


Gmail engineer Jon Perlow explains:

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 email to my ex-girlfriend that we should get back together. Gmail can't always prevent you from sending messages you might later regret, but today we're launching a new Labs feature I wrote called Mail Goggles which may help.

 

Mail Goggles

When you enable Mail Goggles, it will check that you're really sure you want to send that late night Friday email. And what better way to check than by making you solve a few simple math problems after you click send to verify you're in the right state of mind?

In short, just another fun, creative feature from a fun, creative company.

 

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