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I have always had a dream home in my mind that doesn’t fit what I see in the general “cookie cutter” type of homes available. When the time comes to get my first home I’d like to design it myself or work with a architect who will help me get the home I want. This includes secret rooms and a very specific floor plan that is unlike any house I have ever seen. I’m not talking about any weird circular obscure layout, just something that isn’t so standard and boring like most track homes on the market today.
If I start designing the layout myself, picking out the correct hardware and doing all the research possible would that save me a decent amount of money?
Although I doubt I will ever get this accomplished because of money, I still want to try…and I’m hoping if I can get it out on paper as thorough as possible that it might just lead me closer to my dream home one day.
Opinions? Ideas? suggestions?

Damn, it’s really confusing.As we know a layered approach of OS Design has the hardware at level 0,the basic subroutines above it,then the core OS functions, then system programs and so on as we go up the level with the user interface coming at the highest level.And in the Micro-kernel approach,the basic functions of the OS are abstracted as the micro-kernel.
Now PLEASE tell me, other than terminology, is there any difference at all?Can’t we call the first few layers in the layered approach as Micro-kernel too?
My book (Operating System Principles-Galvin Gagne 7th ed) says the two are different and has separate sections for each,but at the same time adds the following confusing lines :
“Mac OS X structures the operating system using a layered technique where one layer consists of the Mach microkernel” (Chapter 2,section 2.7.4)”
Can any of you fine people answer this question? (I am not sure if I am overoptimistic in expecting answers to questions on “niche” subjects like this, but you see, I have got answers to similar questions on computer architecture on Y!A…..)