Re: Good idea, bad execution

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From: G. Morgan
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 02:25

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Aardvark <aardvark@youllnever.know> wrote:

>On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 05:56:22 -0800, Joe Snodgrass wrote:
>
>> Several years ago, somebody invented a clever email add-on that would
>> alert you to the fact that you were using harsh language, so you
>> wouldn't hit the "send" key.
>> 
>> This is wrongheaded.  The place you want to put it is on the receive
>> end, to alert you that someone was about to insult you, so you could
>> delete the diatribe without reading it.
>> 
>> Does anybody know what was the name of that invention, or the company or
>> person who invented it?
>
>Censor4pussies?

Now they have this:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1328739/Facebook-gets-Social-Media-Sobriety-Test-check-youre-drunk-post.html

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