• skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de
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    12 days ago

    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

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      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.

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        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