NIH.gov DNS servers down, making PubMed, BLAST, etc. unreachable

Re:NIH.gov DNS servers down, making PubMed, BLAST, etc. unre... by DeathArrow on Sunday March 02, 2025 @07:03AM (#43229593)

Why are commenters blaming Trump and Musk for some DNS servers being down?

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Re:NIH.gov DNS servers down, making PubMed, BLAST, etc. unre... by robmsmt on Sunday March 02, 2025 @07:53AM (#43230018)

Because NIH has been targeted by DOGE, keep up

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Re:NIH.gov DNS servers down, making PubMed, BLAST, etc. unre... by cupcakecommons on Sunday March 02, 2025 @07:29AM (#43229796)

there's a strong apparent consensus about the cause and people feel extra sure of themselves

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Re:NIH.gov DNS servers down, making PubMed, BLAST, etc. unre... by troupo on Sunday March 02, 2025 @07:49AM (#43229985)

Because they have literally dismantled several government agencies, took down websites and removed useful databases from several others?

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Re:NIH.gov DNS servers down, making PubMed, BLAST, etc. unre... by aryonoco on Sunday March 02, 2025 @07:44AM (#43229941)

Because somewhere between first and second grade, most of us learned to read.

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Re:NIH.gov DNS servers down, making PubMed, BLAST, etc. unre... by LadyCailin on Sunday March 02, 2025 @07:13AM (#43229661)

Because they’ve been gutting public institutions for an entire month now? Is this a serious question and you live under a rock, or are you a troll?

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Re:NIH.gov DNS servers down, making PubMed, BLAST, etc. unre... by buyucu on Sunday March 02, 2025 @09:56AM (#43231044)

because those idiots fired the people who were keeping these dns servers alive.

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