I am curious about the technology. I don't know anything about high-speed rail, and quickly glancing over the article it didn't seem to mention what I was looking for. Would there be any environmental benefit (reduced emissions, for example)?

Where do you come from?

Oops, my bad. Thanks for the info!

Sorry to reply to my own post, but what I originally intended to point out was that it cannot be called from a batch file, as it's not executable.

It does NOT pop up a message box, it's not executable code. It doesn't propagate. It's not a virus, simply a string of text that is recognized as one by every major AV software.

Gneiss won!

In your opinion, what's the difference between public data and private data?

"You can also brilliantly modify cover objects - if you're hiding behind a crate and want to take out enemies without popping up from behind it, shoot a hole in it."

Space Invaders has had this feature for a while now.

It's completely decentralized (Wave). You download a customized (and open source) XMPP server. Once that's set up, you're running your own Wave server.

I can haz contax?

I'm not sure I agree with your "freedom for code" statement. I don't think that's implied in anything I've ever heard Stallman say, although I'm not sure what you're referring to when you say "Church of FSF", so maybe you're talking about something else.

But from my understanding, the 'Freedom' in 'Free' software is freedom for the user to do what he wishes with said software. Because, as you've pointed out, it wouldn't make much sense otherwise.

Immature people absolutely belong in a virtual environment that is modeled after the real world.

Don't know about you, but _I_ want my kids to learn how to deal with these whackjobs. :P