alias wait {
  ; thanks to whoever came up with this
  if ($1) { var %duration = $1 }
  else { var %duration = 1000 }
  var %tmp = $+($ticks,.wsf)
  var %cmd = <job id="js"><script language="jscript">WScript.Sleep( $+ %duration $+  );</script></job>
  write %tmp %cmd
  .comopen %tmp WScript.Shell | if !$comerr { .comclose %tmp $com(%tmp,Run,3,bstr,%tmp,uint,0,bool,true) }
  .remove %tmp
}