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Bullshit. Nobody is using anybody, and everybody is using everybody.

Everyone who contributes to open source has their own adjenda. Private individual programmers may just love using the community software, business may just love the low price tag. Who can complain when everyone (open) wins?

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Frequently updated and interesting content like /. can develop a community around it. From there, whether the site chooses to simply offer a service for the goodwill of their readers, or incorporate a more conventional way of monetizing website traffic, provides the business payoff.

Smart business IMO, and we'll probably see more of it.

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Personally, it would be a long time before I would trust robotic technology and AI to care for a human being's health and safety.

It's hardly a primary carer, and isn't suggested as one. It's only meant to assist the eldery (amongst the other suggested uses).

While it's good that their being ambitious stating a 2010 arrival, I'm sceptical that they will deliver on time if at all.

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I've always wondered about people who buy those massive heatsinks and fans for anything less than the bleeding-edge processors of the time.

Is there normally a really worthwhile benefit over an upgraded processor (with the savings from using a standard heatsink)? There's the noise too.

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"The main reason for a small box is so it can be put on show...

With the Mac Mini being whisper-quiet, I actually prefer the option of hiding it. Maybe it's just that I use mine as a file server in the kitchen.

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