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In a new feature offered by Google, the time stamp on emails received from gmail users can be altered all the way back to April 1, 2004, when Google was launched. So if you get an email from me, you can’t be sure I really sent it when it says I did.
If the technology exists for email, can’t it also be designed to interfere with the time stamp of your electronic ballot?
How about that electronic time clock at work?
How about the time and date stamp when you electronically file something in Court?
How about that “traffic” camera that clocks you doing 40 in a 25? (And what if you were Don Siegelman?)
Can other variables be altered? Like the number of votes cast or the actual speed of your car?
How about the time set for when Dexter is supposed to air? Two weeks in a row now, Showtime’s Dexter has not aired as scheduled, in my neck of the woods.
I admit, btw, that the first season (now airing on CBS) is nowhere near as intense as the second. And Deb Morgan just isn’t as funny, now that the censors cleaned up her shockingly foul mouth. (As if po folk who can’t afford Showtime shouldn’t hear such foul language.) Second season Dexter is much more appealing as a man in touch with his sexuality. All the characters grow in depth in the second season, making the hit series about a serial killer (who only kills bad guys) worth the watch.
Ah, the infinite fantasy potential in an electronic Truman Show. Lovable psychopaths, secret vote counting, identity theft, and fraudulently dated emails. Gotta love the Matrix, eh?
Introducing Gmail Custom TimeTM
Be on time. Every time.
How do I use it?
Just click "Set custom time" from the Compose view. Any email you send to the past appears in the proper chronological order in your recipient's inbox. You can opt for it to show up read or unread by selecting the appropriate option.
Is there a limit to how far back I can send email?
Yes. You'll only be able to send email back until April 1, 2004, the day we launched Gmail. If we were to let you send an email from Gmail before Gmail existed, well, that would be like hanging out with your parents before you were born -- crazy talk.
How does it work?
Gmail utilizes an e-flux capacitor to resolve issues of causality (see Grandfather Paradox).
How come I only get ten?
Our researchers have concluded that allowing each person more than ten pre-dated emails per year would cause people to lose faith in the accuracy of time, thus rendering the feature useless.
Their findings:
[(N X P) - SqRt φ] / L = 10
N = Total emails sent
P = Probability that user believes the time stamp
φ = The Golden Ratio
L = Average life expectancy
