You’re going to ask yourself, “What’s the point?” And, sure, go ahead. Take a minute. But, wow. What’s key: This doesn’t hit the server.

I wonder if we can put the Try Ruby face on it and pass commands in and out. No doubt, I’m sure. (From Headius.)

Update: If you want to give the applet access to your filesystem so you can use it for reals, here’s a ~/.java.policy file for you. You’ll need to restart your browser.

grant codeBase "http://www.headius.com/-" {
  permission java.io.FilePermission "<>", "write, read";
  permission java.util.PropertyPermission "*", "read, write";
};