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Late versions of Eudora added something they called ‘mood watch’, which could highlight potentially inflammatory words or phrases (including profanity) in email

by kps 8y ago

Late versions of Eudora added something they called ‘mood watch’, which could highlight potentially inflammatory words or phrases (including profanity) in email and warn you before sending. The developers added a hidden setting which would, when you opened a message, speak aloud precisely those words.

alexpotato 8y ago
And of course there is a relevant XCKD for this: https://xkcd.com/481/ https://xkcd.com/481/
- kps 8y ago
  In response, YouTube actually implemented this (though only as an option, and it's since been removed): https://blog.xkcd.com/2008/10/08/youtube-audio-preview/ https://blog.xkcd.com/2008/10/08/youtube-audio-preview/