Gmail’s Intoxicated Email Protection

At first I also thought it was a joke, but sure enough, this feature is an option! Since I still need to do basic math on my fingers this is not a tool for me. (I made it through Calculus just fine with the help of my calculator, but math in my head - forget it.) I agree, though, this could be a useful tool in some situations. It will be interesting to see if a similar application comes out for Facebook where a message is posted on a friend's wall with just the enter key.

I browsed some of the other Labs features while I was checking out "Mail Goggles", and added the "Mark as read" button. You'd think that feature would come standard, but now I can quickly click a button instead of navigate a dropdown to mark items as read.

This only helps if you're too faced to Start>Run>Calc.

Unfortunately for me, my arithmetic skills improve with blood alcohol content.

I don't think that this feature is very practical. While I have never heard of drunk emailing-I am sure there are people that do it accidentally. But this is pending they can correctly boot up their computer, log in without forgetting their password and having it lock you out, pick the right application or site for emailing, remember the password there, type a message and send it, without forgetting a person to send it to. My guess is that a drunk wouldn't have the attention span past step two.

I think you are underestimating some people...drunk people have a lot to say and are often determined to be heard!

Access, even for a drunk person can be easy. A lot of people leave their computers on 24-7 and choose to save their passwords. This is such a funny topic, but I think it's pretty relevant. I have a friend who becomes attached to her cellphone when she's drinking. Sometimes she will call or text everyone in her phonebook... but the next day she wishes she hadn't. It's probably not much different with email...There are lots of people that choose to let their thoughts and emotions flow after a few drinks, and sometimes that can lead to trouble (e.g. Emailing a flame email to someone who put them down, broke up with them, etc.)

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"

If you know that you usually do that when you are drunk, don't get drunk.

stupid people will think that they are drunk if they constantly fail the test

& REALLY stupid people will SWEAR that they're not; whilst clutching @ the lamppost for stability!

Maybe CR4 should have a similar test prior to allowing a person to post, this might cut down on some of the questions/answers that are posted here - surely some of the people must be hammered to post such stupid questions/ answers

Durn, I would never be allowed to post anything.

as a gmail user i find it very upsetting. it's controlling and anti business.

i will stop using them if they keep it up.

This is just an optional feature that you have to go into the settings and turn on for it be active. No one is being forced to use it or getting it turned on for them automatically.

I still think it's meant more of as a gimmick to call attention to their other Labs features. (Some of which can be useful)

The politicial correction police will complain about this system. They will more than likely insist that they should be allowed to send the email if they at least score a C+ on the test or be allowed to take the test at least 3 times.