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If you're going to replace it, look at buying a "fuzzy logic" rice cooker from one of those Japanese/Taiwanese brands. Kinda expensive, but it's almost impossible to cook rice incorrectly in one of those (unless it's basmati). Won't solve your leave-your-rice-in-the-cooker-for-2-months problem though.
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What is a rice cooker? It it different from a pot with (boiling) water? >>
A machine to cook rice.

It's just a machine that's set up so you don't burn the rice like you might in a normal pot. The one I have has multiple settings for different kinds of rice and soup, as well as a fast rice cooking method. Plus, in normal mode, the rice is fluffier than what you'd get out of a pot.