[dorkbotpdx-blabber] skip dorkboard serial delay?

[Greg Borenstein]

Is there anyway to prevent the delay in serial communication that  
happens with the Arduino or the Dorkboard? When you first open a  
serial connection from the big computer, they go deaf to serial  
messages for awhile (the dorkboard for about 5 secs, the arduino for  
about 10). It's because they're listening for a new program to be  
uploaded, right? Is there anyway to flip a switch or something to tell  
them not to listen for that so that they'll just listen for straight  
serial messages?

I'm wondering because I'm making things like this: http://www.urbanhonking.com/ideasfordozens/2009/02/the_git_bell_postcommit_ruby_a.html

Thanks,

Greg