Ask YC: I am learning morse code

I am learning morse code these days, listening dit-dah gives me a wonderful feeling. If you are interested in learning it, you may find following userful:

http://c2.com/morse/ http://code.google.com/p/kochmorse/

I've heard that morse code is faster than messaging with a cell phone. I wonder if we can get more from this old technology. What do you think about it?