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Antarctica Needs a Network Engineer

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the no-cpu-fans-requires dept.

littlekorea writes "It's a little underpaid, but network engineers with a fetish for very cold weather might be interested to know that the Australian Government's Antarctic Division is seeking network engineers to manage its telephony, satellite and radio comms in Antarctica. According to the job FAQ, summer temperatures aren't a lot colder than your average data centre. But winters of -30 degrees celsius (-22 Fahrenheit) might make the morning jog a little challenging."

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  1. Re:No monsters for me today! by grub · · Score: 3, Insightful


    And come home with the Thing? No thank you...

    You wouldn't come home with it. It'd come home looking and acting just like you.

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  2. What if this was Mars? by odin84gk · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Does anyone really want to go to Antarctica? It is a cold, harsh environment that will isolate you from your family, friends, and civilized comforts. It had its novelty factor back in the day, just like Mars does now.

    How is Mars / The moon more exciting/pleasant than Antarctica? Can we really expect people to want to populate the Moon or Mars without a large financial/spiritual/political motivation? Sure, there is the novelty factor of "OMG I'm on the moon!!!" but that can only last for a few years.