I think this is a great idea! Though I would not use time to decide when to question the sender.

Why not, for example, look for keywords in the email? This would of course require allowing google access to emails but it would only be machine reading it, as I think it does anyway (to serve adds etc.) This way, it could question the sender if they repeatedly use angry or emotional words, as well as if they are sending to multiple recipients. Speaking of which, the user could select which users (e.g. Groups) should raise questions before sending (formal recipients e.g. the boss) and which should not (friends).

Analyzing both the words used in the email, and who the recipient(s) are/is, this could be an extremely useful feature, and could save a lot of embarrassment!

If I was using this I think I would be smart enough, when drunk, to go into the options and disable it just so i could send the email. It would be easier than trying to figure out some math problems in the time given, that is assuming I was completely wasted.

maybe this could be on a steering wheel to prevent drunk drivers

Just put a check box that says “drunk” at the bottom and drop it in the comedy folder if checked.

That only works if you’re honest when you’re drunk though.

I have friends who could not answer simple algebra problems stone cold sober…

I wonder what Hawkins questions would look like:

Prove the 4 color problem

Prove Fermat’s last theorem

Simplify Remmans conjecture.

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I think I would just be smart enough to bust out my iPhone and email via gmail or use the calculator on it. It wouldn’t stop me. Not that I have this problem.

@ee-student: good call

@hi: It’s just like a key to a drunk driver. It’ll only slow them down.

does anyone else do math better when drunk?

completely stupid, and such an insult to label all gmail users as people who drink. not everyone drinks, morons.

HI looks very interesting! bookmarked your blog. john brightman