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So I read a book by a tech who did general labor (trash, fleet repair, etc). The name of the book escapes me, unfortunately. It was just him describing a "shift" of I think 6 months.

He mentioned that the reason we keep a base there is so other nations (read:Russia, which does have a presence, according to him) can't lay claim to the land. Basically, we keep a "science" base there that does only nominal science, it's more an excuse to be there so the russians don't get any ideas.

He said he worked as a contractor for the company that staffed the base, the pay was not great, and people just watched DVDs and read well-worn books, as well as having costume contests and other silly diversions.

Is that accurate?

(I recall the book had a hut with a sofa and some trash out front on the cover, but Google isn't giving me anything)