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I find it interesting that there are so many AmigaOS projects. Certainly, there is some effort being wasted.

well, different people have different ideas. that's like saying that linux is a wasted effort since Microsoft is allready doing an OS. well, there's a larger difference between them, but you get my point?
I'm not sure if it would have worked out better if you'd throw all those people together on one project. In fact, I highly doubt it.

Like QNX? Like Linux+X11+Blackbox?

yeah, pretty much like that, still a lot different though. more like QNX rather than Linux+X11+Blackbox.

This sounds rather cool, but I'd think it would take a few seconds for the monitor to adjust to a new color depth.

color depth no, resolution yes. However on my monitor it takes like 0.3s or something to switch between resolutions, so it's not much of a problem for me(don't know about other monitors).
BeOS has the same feature, and I find it very useful.

You can do this with Linux. Especially the part about ripping out anything and replacing it with something else.

sure, since most stuff is opensource, it's fully possible. but is it as easy as it is on AmigaOS and BeOS(pretty much by simply d&d a file) in most cases? I'm not sure, but I have a feeling that for example replacing KDE components would require a lot more work and insight.

Also, I doubt that you can get a desktop that looks exactly like QNX in Amiga, without doing any coding.

Why is it so important that it's exactly the same? I love the BeOS desktop, but I could certainly live with something that's similar or even different but better(because it's not perfect even if it's the best I know of).

Can't you do this using Xnest or VNC?

That would be considered a hack (or a joke) in that situation. He's not talking about remote desktop management here.

People still use floppies? I can understand why this might have been an advantage 15 years ago, but now?

agreed. he's talking about the old amiga hardware's advantages though.
but yeah, floppies aren't that relevant today, even if they are still being widely used.

Cool, but not important for me since I don't make movies.

Well, it is important to those who work with video right?
And I guess that you watch TV and movies right? then it is indirectly important to you. A lot of tv stations still use Amigas you know.