Top is correct.
The number matches to a document that has all the relevant info.
fossilesque@mander.xyz
on 07 Sep 2024 15:10
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Yea but 2 keeps people from throwing it away during clean outs.
phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
on 07 Sep 2024 15:40
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If you’re not there for the clean out then it’s time for them to go anyway.
fossilesque@mander.xyz
on 07 Sep 2024 15:41
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Haha, I wish.
skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de
on 07 Sep 2024 18:30
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damn i wish. some samples will have to be archived for years after i’m gone
EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world
on 07 Sep 2024 17:17
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Could you use masking tape and label the tray?
skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de
on 07 Sep 2024 16:30
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one small integer is not enough, two small integers are better (lab journal initials/number and sample number, like AC7-295. something like AC7-295A, then AC7-295B and so on if needed. that’s how i do it anyway) this way there’s no possibility of mixup with other people’s samples and samples described in old lab journals
After much debate over copious drinks at the bar, we finally decided to settle the argument with darts.
0 are all crossed.
1’s are written as l
7’s are all crossed.
And 9’s… Well we got kicked out and it was never settled. How was I supposed to know the nickname Nicky sounds like the French word “Niquer” and somebody (Nicolas) got all bent out of shape over it. “Hey Nicky it’s your turn!” apparently was not well received by a drunk frenchman.
Wrufieotnak@feddit.org
on 07 Sep 2024 17:19
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Nearly, some identifier who it’s from is also good. Without one? You can’t complain if I throw it away at the end of the week cleaning.
criticon@lemmy.ca
on 07 Sep 2024 19:03
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Allegedly
ulterno@lemmy.kde.social
on 08 Sep 2024 08:58
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But if they do get jumbled, sorting them back out into different experiments, batches or subjects or time periods might make you prefer some extra info accesible by eye.
If you’ve got a robot sorter maybe a qr code - but you’d have to be pretty large scale for that to be cheaper than a human.
Crackhappy@lemmy.world
on 07 Sep 2024 17:01
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This is disturbing. I have had this debate so many times at my work.
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works
on 08 Sep 2024 08:36
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Until you have more than 100 lab techs
Wolf314159@startrek.website
on 08 Sep 2024 19:15
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But you can represent up to 999 lab techs with only 1 more digit. Or 946 lab techs with just 2 alpha numeric characters. Heck just 2 letters gets you 676 combinations. About 17,000 combos with 3 letters and more than 40,000 if you use 3 alphanumeric characters.
LegoBrickOnFire@lemmy.world
on 08 Sep 2024 09:29
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1, a, 3 ?
(I just find it weird people write their 2s as ‘a’…)
MindTraveller@lemmy.ca
on 08 Sep 2024 10:02
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It’s cause they’re lazy and don’t stop the pen when they get to the part where they’re supposed to double back. They draw a circle so they can keep the pen moving and save energy.
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Top is correct. The number matches to a document that has all the relevant info.
Yea but 2 keeps people from throwing it away during clean outs.
If you’re not there for the clean out then it’s time for them to go anyway.
Haha, I wish.
damn i wish. some samples will have to be archived for years after i’m gone
Could you use masking tape and label the tray?
one small integer is not enough, two small integers are better (lab journal initials/number and sample number, like AC7-295. something like AC7-295A, then AC7-295B and so on if needed. that’s how i do it anyway) this way there’s no possibility of mixup with other people’s samples and samples described in old lab journals
Some way to identify the person who wrote it is also helpful. Different cultures write numbers differently.
The French person reads the top one as 1 , 2, 3.
The American reads it as 7, 2, 3.
speaking of, at least it’s using latin alphabet. Good luck making sense of Thai handwriting smudged by acetone especially if you’re not a speaker
Don’t let propaganda fool you!!!
This is a real seven:
<img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/T9tMvo5.png">
After much debate over copious drinks at the bar, we finally decided to settle the argument with darts.
0 are all crossed.
1’s are written as l
7’s are all crossed.
And 9’s… Well we got kicked out and it was never settled. How was I supposed to know the nickname Nicky sounds like the French word “Niquer” and somebody (Nicolas) got all bent out of shape over it. “Hey Nicky it’s your turn!” apparently was not well received by a drunk frenchman.
Nearly, some identifier who it’s from is also good. Without one? You can’t complain if I throw it away at the end of the week cleaning.
Allegedly
And people say pointers are hard.
But if they do get jumbled, sorting them back out into different experiments, batches or subjects or time periods might make you prefer some extra info accesible by eye.
If you’ve got a robot sorter maybe a qr code - but you’d have to be pretty large scale for that to be cheaper than a human.
This is disturbing. I have had this debate so many times at my work.
I was dumb and thought I could outsmart my numbering system so I started doing FIFO for expired specimens.
dont do this, I am wrong.
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YYMMDD-SITE-SAMPLE_ID
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Until you have more than 100 lab techs
But you can represent up to 999 lab techs with only 1 more digit. Or 946 lab techs with just 2 alpha numeric characters. Heck just 2 letters gets you 676 combinations. About 17,000 combos with 3 letters and more than 40,000 if you use 3 alphanumeric characters.
1, a, 3 ?
(I just find it weird people write their 2s as ‘a’…)
It’s cause they’re lazy and don’t stop the pen when they get to the part where they’re supposed to double back. They draw a circle so they can keep the pen moving and save energy.
It’s simply a cursive 2.
Yeah, cursive is another name for lazy writing
No, it’s 7, 2, 3
I can’t unsee it now :(
I’m sure there is a secret, third kind, a labeless unruly dark force to rule them none.
There’s also the kinds of people, who write K, C, MDMA, 2C-B, A, S on their Eppendorfs.