Antarctica Needs a Network Engineer 226
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."
One plus about the cold: (Score:5, Funny)
From "The Big Bang Theory" (Score:5, Funny)
"We need to talk to you about something
that happened at the North Pole."
"If this is about the night
the heat went out,
there's nothing to be
embarrassed about."
- "It's not about that."
- "We agreed to never speak of it again."
"So we slept together naked."
"It was only to keep our core body
temperatures from plummeting."
"He's speaking about it."
"For me, it was a bonding moment."
Personal Insulation (Score:4, Funny)
Obligatory (Score:3, Funny)
thats one (Score:5, Funny)
cool job
HR is pissed now (Score:5, Funny)
I was going to scold Slashdot for posting a job ad on the front page. Imagine all the crap resumes that'll wind up in the HR inbox now.
Then I realized I despise HR, especially those in the hiring/recruiting section.
I'm imagining some choice resume snippets from this crowd -
- I live in my moms basement and never leave, so I won't go stir crazy
- I've seen that John Carpenter movie about monsters in Antarctica like 9 times
- I could totally do a rad experiment where I overclock an old PDP-11 processor to 9ghz since its so cold
- UHF? VHF? Fah! I can replace that with a hacked WRT router running linux for like $5
- Penguin/Linux jokes galore
brings a whole new meaning.... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Raytheon (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Obligatory (Score:3, Funny)
Where's my red stapler?
I assume you would have some difficulty burning this building down.
Re:-30C? That's hot! (Score:5, Funny)
What are you doing in Yakutsk?
Getting ready to attack Kamchatka... [rolls dice]
Re:One plus about the cold: (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Don't need to move to be cold (Score:3, Funny)
Sources on google. /C
This is /. you need to site sources using Wikipedia and only Wikipedia...
Re:-30C? That's hot! (Score:4, Funny)
It was cold a few years ago when it was -45C but all that happened was they closed the elementary schools.
We had a similar situation in the UK recently. We had 5cm of snow and the whole country shut down for two days.
Re:-30C? That's hot! (Score:3, Funny)
SSD ftw?
For the Winter?
Re:One plus about the cold: (Score:5, Funny)
What else do you need? Clothing? Simply put on what you'll wear. It's not like changing clothes is mandatory, is it?
Re:Extra job perk (Score:4, Funny)
the climate is much, much better.
That's debatable. I prefer my water in solid form it's less... well, ya know, wet.
Re:-30C? That's hot! (Score:4, Funny)
To be fair, it was more like 10 cm, in some places...
Re:Raytheon (Score:2, Funny)
I think it'd be pretty cool to be able to walk around the polar base doing work outside, in t-shirt and jeans while being warmed from a microwave device. That's called progress =)
If it's cool that just means you aren't doing it right. =]
Re:-30C? That's hot! (Score:4, Funny)
SSD ftw?
For the Winter?
I just finished winterizing my SSD and let me tell you, it's surprisingly difficult to wrap chains around a hard drive and still have it fit in your case.
Re:One plus about the cold: (Score:2, Funny)
I heard the temperature could get as low as -40 degrees down there. But I don't know if that is Celsius or Fahrenheit.
Re:Extra job perk (Score:3, Funny)
You don't have to shovel rain.
Re:One plus about the cold: (Score:3, Funny)
I have to respond to this.
Did I say "tower" (by itself)? I said "rig". Unless you have direct HDMI or DVI access to your visual cortex, you'll need a monitor. If this is a decent gaming rig, it's not going to be small, even if it's thin (LCD), so that's several cc more.
And your keyboard, mouse, and software CDs? (or did you crack the game, you insidious polar pirate?)
No, it won't be a cubic meter. As long as you use no packing material. I'm sure the cargo ships carrying your less-than-cubic-meter of computing goodness will have a smooth, waveless, undisturbed trip. And all loading/offloading activities will be as gentle as a mother cradling her child.
Re:Raytheon (Score:3, Funny)
no.