Note to Axanderdeath

[Lightning Rod]

'zander

Here is another suggestion. Microsoft makes a keyboard that has a little straw that you blow into.
It detects your level of blood alcohol. If it's above about 1.5%, the keys are de-activated. This keeps you from embarrassing yourself too badly on the internet when you are intoxicated. Of course if you are just being an asshole on a natch, it won't help you a bit.

[izeveryboyin]

is this a serious tool, or should I continue being doubled over w/laughter. *stops laughing for a moment and gets notepad out in secret so can write down how to get one if such instument exists*. Is our dear zander an alchie? If so... I offer him my favorite sarcastic excuse "I'm not an alcoholic, I just have an unnatural attachtment to Jack Daniels."
--K

[Artguy]

Being in such a large school of fish unfortunately the odd small one swims in....

[shamatha1]

I don't know if that keyboard exists, but this does, for alchoholics:


Companies work to save cell-phone users from the dangers of dialing while drunk

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Cell phones can be loaded weapons. Having a phone filled with numbers of everyone you know provides the opportunity for instant gratification with potentially embarrassing results.

It used to take minutes to find a number and find a phone before making a call, but now there is no lag time, just the ability to make a choice instantly based on impulse and emotion.

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Deleting someone from your "contacts" list can be a tough decision.

Some Boston residents said that they keep emotionally dangerous contacts for one of two reasons - they either can't let go of someone, or they want the name to pop up as a warning if a person calls.

For those who have the first problem and who have no self-control, the responsibility falls to friends. "You go out and you say, 'Don't let me call anyone,'" Conney said.

At least one company recognizes the DWD problem. In Australia, Virgin Mobile offers a service that prevents clients from impulsive, late-night dialing.

For about 19 cents per attempted call, the company will block numbers of their client's choice during night hours to prevent potentially regretful - and presumably drunken - phone calls.

The company says that 30 percent of clients want to stop themselves from calling past loves, 36 percent drunk-dial "anyone and everyone," and 19 percent call current partners.

http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satel ... 7645508970[/url]

[Lightning Rod]

this is funny as hell, shamatha

I think all mechanical and electronic devices should have a competency exercise that any operator needs to complete in order to use the machine.

telephones, printers, fax machines, forklifts, video games etc

I guess you don't need to be sober to watch tv, so we'll leave that one out.