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Janitor who shut off lab freezer due to 'annoying' alarms ruined decades of research, college claims in suit (usatoday.com)

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[–] spinne@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

What a fucking heartbreak. I watched a researcher spend a full five minutes of a guest speaking slot raking Fedex over the coals for losing three months' worth of samples from his time in Antarctica, I cannot imagine what it would feel like to lose decades' worth of stored samples.

[–] falling_deeper42@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

What an absolute oopsie