Google launches Mail Goggles to save you from yourself
Just a quick post to mention a silly (or is it?) experiment that Google has released to the public: Mail Goggles. This feature is designed to prevent you from sending stupid e-mails in the small hours, when you're most likely to be inebriated and at risk of making a complete idiot of yourself.
Don't drink and e-mail.
When enabled, Mail Goggles kicks in at the time you specify (default is between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. on Friday and Saturday), and throws five math problems up on the screen when you press "send." You have a limited period of time to solve them. If you can answer the questions, presumably you're of mind sound enough to tell off your boss, or pour your heart out to your ex-lover.
If you can solve simple math problems even when under the table, there's an option to ramp up the difficulty of the questions, but sadly they remain in the arithmetic realm and don't drift into interesting algebra or calculus.
To activate Mail Goggles, go into Gmail's settings, and turn on Mail Goggles in the "Labs" tab. Then adjust how and when it works in the "General" tab.
Seriously? I'm hoping this feature shows up on blogging products.
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Maybe we should require these devices in all cars, since some people never seem to learn.
check the gmail Lab features for more I have enabled this lets checkit out :)
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Mail Goggles
by Jon P
Google strives to make the world's information useful. Mail you send late night on the weekends may be useful but you may regret it the next morning. Solve some simple math problems and you're good to go. Otherwise, get a good night's sleep and try again in the morning. After enabling this feature, you can adjust the schedule in the "General" settings page.
Regards,
Alexey
zavizionov.blogspot.com
What if, before you could post your reply, you had to answer SAT-like critical thinking questions? "Did of the following statements is NOT supported by information in the passage? A, B, C, or D?"
This would definitely filter out garbage. :)
-Bill
13 * 9 =
1 + 2 + ... + 10000 =
890 * 999 =
98765432 / 8 =
i think five math problems should be like this.