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Walking Through SkyOS 5.0 Beta
Hexydes writes "TechIMO has published the first preview of the next-generation SkyOS platform. The article includes a first-look at what users can expect in the next version of SkyOS, a review of how development has progressed from previous versions, and many screenshots." SkyOS is a free operating system for x86 systems; it looks very polished for being "mainly (99.9%) a one man project."
This assumes that geeks actually spend time with natural photons....
FP!
I never would have thought, i would live to see the day when slashdot copies articles from osnews.com. Sigh
for the last time people, I am "frodo from middle eaRTH", not "middle eaST".
But do we REALLY need another OS? I mean, it's hard enough getting Linux on the desktop, what about something even less known than that? Especially one that seems to be designed specifically to run only on the x86 architecture.
Make me a friend and I'll mod you up
you should be wearing 'oops I crapped my pants' brand adult diapers
I've got to admit, the font rendering in SkyOS is very good, though.
Very creative goatse troll.
Indecision is the key to flexibility.
Here is an explaination of the what I was talking about using the OFFICIAL WEBSITES OF THE FED AND THE TREASURY FOR INFORMATION
Privates Murphy and Blackguy go to the bank....
Let's remove the basic fraud creating section of the deficit of the united states being monetized.
Let's start with a very simple illustration and allow me to try and pique your interests.
Pretend I start the 782 Gear Savings and Loan, hereby known as Deuce Bank
I open my doors, and lo and behold here comes a customer, PFC. Murphy ready to deposit 1000 dollars(or pebbles or beer cans or whatever, this is totally arbitrary)
I take his dollars and give him a receipt for 1000 dollars
The books are as follows:
Deuce Bank: Assets: 1000 Liabilities: 1000
Pvt. Murphy's account shows: 1000
The books are balanced because the Bank has a liability of 1000 dollars, Murphy's receipt/bankbook and an asset of 1000 dollars, Murphy's money.
Pvt Murphy tells his friend, the black dude from the comic and he comes to deposit his money and also deposits 1000 dollars into Deuce Bank.
the books are now:
Deuce Bank: Assets: 2000 Liabilities: 2000
Pvt Murphy's Account: 1000
Pvt Blackguy's Account: 1000
Books are balanced.
This is where the scam begins.
The bank decides, hmmm, it takes a long time to wait a whole year(or whatever billing period) to charge these guys for holding there money. Say a 50 dollar fee per year. You've experinced this if your accounts were below the fee cut off.
So, since this is a SAVINGS and LOAN, the bank decides to embark on the other half of the name and start loaning money.
There is a rule saying banks MUST kept 10percent of all assets liquid in the bank. Keep this in Mind.
http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolic y/reser vereq.htm
So at current the bank has 2000 in assets. If it follows the rule, it can loan out 1800 dollars, keeping 200 bucks in house in case murphy or blackguy want to draw some out of their account and take their girlfriends out to eat.
Soon, a crusty SNCO comes in and wants to get a loan so he can buy a gas powered calculated to keep track of the amount of pushups Murphy and Blackguy owe him and the other ncos. The bank officer looks over the SNCOs finances and decides he's a good candidate for a loan and viola, the loan is granted(we'll leave out interest to keep the math simple, it reall won't matter as you'll see)
So let's take a look at the books
Deuce Bank: Assets 200 Liabilities: 2000
Pvt Murphy: 1000
Pvt: Blackguy 1000
SNCO: 800 asset(the borrow money) Liabilities: 800(he has to pay it back)
Hmm.
Something odd has happened.
Murphy, Blackhguy and SNCO all have 1000 dollars (on record) to spend.
Yet, nowhere was another 1000 dollars deposited to account for all 2800 dollars
The Bank still owes Murphy and Blackguy their 1000 dollars respectively, but only has 200 dollars in assets after loaning SNCO 800.
Next day, SNCO buys the gas powered calculator and now remembers every pushup, mountain climber and 8-count bodybuilder that Murphy and Blackguy owe.
After a long day of PT and IADs, the pair decide to go get some beers. Before heading to the bar, they stop by the bank to withdraw some cash.
Murphy goes first, withdraws 150 dollars.
Let's look at the books:
Deuce Bank: Assets 50 Liabilities: 1850
Pvt Murphy: 850
Pvt: Blackguy 1000
SNCO: 800 asset(the borrow money) Liabilities: 800(he has to pay it back)
Murph has his money and now Blackguy steps up to the tellar and asks to also withdraw 150 dollars.
Ut ohes.
The bank doesn't HAVE 150 dollars to give Blackguy.
What happened here?
Basically the bank loaned out most of the privates money hoping they would never take out more at one time than the 10% reserve they keep.
The situation we have illustrated is a microcosm of what is known as a BANK RUN.
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Since this is only a simulation, we can pretend the parat