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Software
Official Gmail Goggles Add-On Prevents Shameful Drunken Emailing
10:52PM John Mahoney | My new favourite Googler Jon Perlow has used his 20% time (that portion of it he doesn’t spend hammered, apparently) to write Gmail Goggles, an official Labs add-on that makes sure you really want to send that 3AM email to your ex-girlfriend. Goggles employs five arithmetic problems that appear after pressing send (you choose the difficulty level!) that must be answered correctly in a limited time before your overly passionate and typo-ridden message can be on its way. It can also be scheduled to be active only on your party nights. Thanks big G! [Official Gmail Blog] More »
Online
Google StreetView Sees Man Passed Out Drunk On Mother’s Lawn
5:40AM Jason Chen | Not content to just capture houses burning and other embarrassing shenanigans in the US, Google StreetView has gone overseas and done the same to a drunk man passed out in his own lawn. Now that man is pissed—not in his pants, but at Google—for the invasion of privacy. AU: And now, after my rant yesterday, we have MILLIONS of people who know the story of “Bill”. Seriously, if you thought that a few people seeing your photo was bad, now there’s millions who have seen it and know your story. I know which option I’d prefer… More »
Random Stuff
Police Officer Makes Drunk Driving Arrest On His Segway
6:00AM Sean Fallon | You would have thought that the only way a police officer could have made a drunk driving arrest on a Segway was if the car jumped onto the sidewalk and slammed into one. However, an officer actually managed to chase down a drunken 18-year-old woman in a not-so-hot pursuit down the streets of Jackson, Michigan, recently. More »
Entertainment
Party-A-Cargo Brings the Bro-Down to Wherever Your Truck Can Park
12:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Hey dudebro, looking to take a bro-dtrip but afraid you’ll make the ultimate braux-pas: not bringing enough beer and having a totally whack sound system? Chill out man, Party-A-Cargo’s got your back with its tow hitch mounted kegerator. The Party-A-Cargo Ultimate can store up to 160 glasses of beer and contains a jockey box with two 15cm by 22cm speakers and a 25cm subwoofer. More »
Press
Crutch Vader Avoids Jail, Dark Side Wins Again
12:13AM Jesus Diaz | District Judge Andrew Straw has given Crutch Vader a “suspended 12 months” jail sentence plus an order to pay US$500 to the “victims”—two morons members of the Jedi Church of England—and their lawyer. This means that Sir Lord Vader Von Drunk—real name Arwel Wynn Hughes—will avoid jail. Quite frankly, after seeing the video of his innocuous attack, I can’t believe the judge actually considered putting this guy in jail. [BBC News] More »
Press
Darth Vader Given Arrest Warrant, Pleads Guilty to Assault
2:00AM Jesus Diaz | After Darth Vader kicked a Jedi Master’s arse with the Dark Side of the Crutch, District Judge Andrew Shaw issued an arrest warrant against the Lord of the Sith. After dictating it, he added: “I hope the force will soon be with him” (really—God save the Judge, Queen, and English humour.) Vader arrived later, pleading guilty to assault. During the trial, however, the court found that the events weren’t exactly as we were initially told: the Jedis were actually even more moronic than previously imagined. More »
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