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sushi writes: "Another LoTR article: this one focusing on the technology used at Weta Digital (the CG shop). Interesting that they are undertaking "major" R&D into running more Linux, and that Linux "delivers about two times the price performance compared to systems running proprietary operating systems". I've been lucky enough to have seen inside this place, and it's cool to see a render-wall of linux boxen. Full story
from a New Zealand newspaper." We linked to another good article about WETA a month ago.
The machine room has about 12 terabytes of storage, with about 20 terabytes in total at the facility.
Mr Labrie says working storage needs will probably hit 30 terabytes for the second and third films.
Holy shit that is a lot of pr0n!
Please email all complaints to root@127.0.0.1 and the issue will be dealt with in due time.
A bewoulf clus...oh wait. Never mind.
poundincludegeek
Besides, you are WAY off topic.
No he isn't. Won't all these Linux Render Farms be used to animate Trolls?
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It's much easier to blather on mindlessly about Star Wars, since it has no real substance behind it. Tolkien is *way* too deep for /.
I've seen some screenshots and they don't look that hot, have a look for yourself
I vote the guy who made that the least likely to ever have sex...
Wax-Museum Fire Results In Hundreds Of New Danny DeVito Statues
Apparently it's a Tolkien Ring network - yuk yuk.
While delivering superior performance rendering these intensely detailed and hard-wrought movie scenes, Linux stills falls short of Windows when playing Quake. How did we get into this perplexing state of affairs?
I'll tell you why -- good old fashioned ego.
No no no... I think you mean id.
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