Good human interest story;

She found her master’s degree in a trash can
College student recovers only copy of thesis on stolen jump drive

When Linda Cerniglia went back to school, it took her almost seven years to get through all the prerequisites, the labs, the research. And it took a thief just moments to grab her purse, with the only copy of her master's thesis stored on a tiny jump drive inside.

For anyone who's ever obsessed about a project but forgotten to back up the data, watched a computer screen fizzle just before a deadline or left crucial documents in a cab -- here is a story about backing up, and moving forward.

It's about how Cerniglia almost went crazy, then took a deep breath and thought like a crook, acted like a cop and ended up in a big trash bin -- all in pursuit of her master's degree.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10551825/

Good ending too!

Read in the story her fellow student's telling her how he had a tragic incident - his dogs got his flash drive - and how he counseled her to back things up, always.

Someone that stupid doesn't really deserve any kind of plaudits. She deserves to be berated for her incredible arrogance.

She got lucky.