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I would have thought that for the time and cost of doing that, they could just ship the CD with a booklet of photographic instructions. An instruction manual S

I would have thought that for the time and cost of doing that, they could just ship the CD with a booklet of photographic instructions. An instruction manual SO SIMPLE that even a scientist at the South Pole could understand it. Or they could make a video chat call and it could be explained. (I don't mean scientists are so dumb, but that they might have Antarctic Stare...) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_T3_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_T3_syndrome

dekhn 8y ago
The satellite connections provided only limited communication windows and not enough for video chats. They have some technical support at the SP but it's not great. In fact, one of my ex-coworkers, a well-respected research scientist, volunteered as a technical support person there (https://davidpablocohn.com/ https://davidpablocohn.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBaQtsft2bM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBaQtsft2bM). But I think he mostly helped people fix laptops.
bacon_waffle 8y ago
Former IceCube winterover here. Things at Pole often don't go smoothly, and detector uptime is very valuable considering the cost of building and operating it. Video chat isn't a realistic option - not the greatest connectivity down there...