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Ch-Ch-Chatting With the South Pole's IT Manager

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the its-getting-hot-in-here dept.

Have you ever thought about working at a place where the main worry is keeping the equipment from getting too cold? An excellent detailed interview with the IT manager of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Getting service is a little tough. They try to maintain at least a year's worth of spare parts. Includes an interesting set of photos.

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  1. While you're keeping an eye on IT... by Lurker2288 · · Score: 3, Funny

    watch Clark. And watch him close.

  2. LOL antartic humor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "My computer froze!"

  3. Santa lives at North Pole.... who's at South Pole? by ZeroFactorial · · Score: 3, Funny

    When the machines get too cold, they install Microsoft products.

    Then Satan shows up and heats up the joint.

  4. The one bright side to such an environment by Enlarged+to+Show+Tex · · Score: 4, Funny

    It has to be much, much easier to overclock machines when you never have to worry about overheating. Who needs liquid cooling when you can have polar cooling?

    1. Re:The one bright side to such an environment by The_mad_linguist · · Score: 4, Funny

      >It has to be much, much easier to overclock machines when you never have to worry about overheating.
      Two words: Global warming.

      And it's all their fault.

    2. Re:The one bright side to such an environment by cromar · · Score: 2, Funny

      Imagine a beowulf cluster of polar cooled super computers!

  5. CDW by Verteiron · · Score: 5, Funny

    I click the link, and the first image is of a very cold-looking guy standing next to the South Pole marker. Underneath it is a CDW ad that states "We're there.".

    That may be the first time I've cracked a smile at an online ad.

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  6. Re:Santa lives at North Pole.... who's at South Po by techpawn · · Score: 2, Funny

    Who lives at the south pole? Herschel the Hanukkah goblin you insensitive cod!

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  7. Re:NSFW by garcia · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, I'm not sure how a smiley face is NSFW but whatever.

    Personally, being that it was a balmy +5F outside this morning on my walk in from the car, I was seriously considering making my dreams come true and showing up in a school completely naked -- well, except for the yellow smiley face hovering over my dick.

  8. cue the jokes now by zappepcs · · Score: 3, Funny
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  9. Too cold ? by this+great+guy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Have you ever thought about working at a place where the main worry is keeping the equipment from getting too cold?

    Isn't that a perfect situation to make use of Netburst-based Pentium 4 processors ?

  10. inaccurate article by sootman · · Score: 5, Funny

    All those pics are upside-down! :-)

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  11. "Image Gallery: The Loneliest Place on Earth" by trashpickinman · · Score: 2, Funny

    How'd they get pictures of my parents basement where I live? Oh wait, pictures of Antarctica, never mind. Still cold in both places though.