I wintered for IceCube - most of the job is on-call Linux admin, cluster management and a bit of field work depending on the year.
replyA guy I knew back in college (in the same computer club) work on the IceCube project in Lawrence Berkeley Lab. Hello, Art Jones!
replyOn the other hand, Francis Halzen reportedly never went down to the South Pole to the facility at all, as probably the only person working on IceCube :D
replyHonestly, for a person like him, time spent flying and staying there is a waste.
reply"You know I could just do it remotely. Hmm wait... never mind, forget I said anything... when does my flight leave?"
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