Comments on: Prevent drunken emails with Mail Goggles

By: john brightman

john brightman — Sun, 31 May 2009 19:59:27 +0000

HI looks very interesting! bookmarked your blog. john brightman

By: Mudclopsz

Mudclopsz — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:28:08 +0000

I agree, this is an interesting “tool”, but like spadefinger said this would only really be effective towards lightweights and female drinkers would tend to C.U.I. (Compute Under the Influence.

By: chris

chris — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:52:30 +0000

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

By: hmong guy

hmong guy — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:28:43 +0000

im hmong i can do math in my dreamz this wont help at all.

By: adam b

adam b — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:33:36 +0000

does anyone else do math better when drunk?

By: Wolvenmoon

Wolvenmoon — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:01:59 +0000

“Find the value of X, arrange variables alphabetically”

3x+2e+b-r

By: Skeat

Skeat — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:26:05 +0000

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.

By: EE-student

EE-student — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:38:01 +0000

lol, take *that* a step further: When you want to turn it on, it makes you take an IQ test. That way google knows whether to make you solve some simple math like 3+5 or find the next 10million-digit prime number.

By: drunken programmer

drunken programmer — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:42:44 +0000

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.

…

By: bigk101

bigk101 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:57:46 +0000

Well slow me down ! Finally , a way to curb office embarrassment ! Thank you very much !

By: J

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:28:44 +0000

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.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:31:25 +0000

I’m an engineer student… this doesn’t prevent anything.

By: hi!

hi! — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:24:34 +0000

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

By: amk

amk — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:55:44 +0000

hmm sparkfun sell a cheap BAC sensor that might be used to prevent surfing under the influence. in fact i see a very nice practical joke developing here…

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:23:48 +0000

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.