RE: Inventions That Suck All the Adventure Out of Life

So, I rarely post "current news" items, but today, I ran across this article about "Google Goggles", which is supposed to prevent EUI -- Emailing Under the Influence.

Once activated, it forces you to solve a math test before you can hit "send".

While I suppose this bit of nano nanny-technology might actually be a good idea for some people, I'd go so far as to say that if you don't know that you're too drunk to be sending a pissed-off letter of resignation to your boss, there may be a more effective approach.

It's called "Rehab".

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