Clearly, this sore phenomena is common among inebriated internet surfers. But sober individuals too may suffer. The New York Times interviewed one such person. She was prescribed zolpidem (commonly known as Ambien) to combat insomnia. To her knowledge, the drug was successful and allowed her to sleep all night. What she didn't know was that she was waking for short periods in the middle of the night, a condition called sleep apnea. In the morning she had no recollection of these brief wakings nor what she may have done during them. Well, you guessed it... she flooded the inboxes of random people from her contact list during these middle-of-the-night bouts of awakeness.
So, let's thank google for having our backs. Introducing, Mail Goggles. One can activate Mail Goggles in his or her google email (Gmail) account. Gmail asks for a time range during the day or night when you may not be "in the right state of mind" to send an email. Then, if you compose an email during these vulnerable hours and click send, Mail Goggles will lightly let you know "It's that time of the day. Gmail aims to help you in many ways. Are you sure you want to send this?" The reader is then assigned five simple math problems that are to be completed within 60 seconds. If completed correctly and in a timely fashion, off goes your email in to cyberspace. But if you fail, Gmail will suggest, "Water and bed for you." And you are saved until the morning when you see the horrid draft still pulled up on your desktop.
