Hundreds of thousands of reports, and its still going on. If you look at the Verizon map below, it is all over not just NE. http://downdetector.com/status/verizon-wireless/map/
And the fact that all carriers spiked at 17:00 EST is notable as well.
You are wrong about IEEE and ABET programs that can call themselves engineer. This is from the IEEE publication posted above:
"It is our position that the title, “Engineer,” in the United States should be available for use by individuals who have graduated with an engineering degree from an ABET/EAC accredited program of engineering education (or its equivalent). "
IEEE's position is you must graduate from a ABET accredited Engineering program. Computer Scientists are not Software Engineers.
My position may be antiquated (I became engineer in 1995), but still valid. ABET accreditation requires that a person graduate from an accredited program and degree, the only degree that applies here is Software Engineer. http://www.abet.org/uploadedFiles/Accreditation/Accreditatio... How many programmers are Software Engineers? Not many from my perspective as a hiring developer.
So again I say Programmer != Engineer
PS For a program to be ABET the instructors must be Professional Engineers (Pass the PE Exam) go figure:
"The overall competence of the faculty may be judged by such factors as education, diversity of backgrounds, engineering experience, teaching effectiveness and experience, ability to communicate, enthusiasm for developing more effective programs, level of scholarship, participation in professional societies, and licensure as Professional Engineers. "
An ENGINEER is a person that passed the PE exam (Professional engineer exam). IF YOU DID NOT PASS IT YOU ARE NOT AN ENGINEER.
http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/positions/Engineertitle0213.pd...http://www.nspe.org/
A programmer is not necessarily an engineer! Only those that passed the PE are, and not many do that. So stop using the term as it is not applicable.
You don't drop it. You grow up and make the best of what you have, until a new opportunity presents itself.
Persistence is the key. I once got a job, by applying to the opportunity every day for a month, and they finally called me and were impressed at my persistence.
My Advice to you is two pronged:
1. Stay in the market and looking (always, never stop. If you find an incredible opportunity take it)
2. Do your job, your mundane, boring (boo hoo) job, and then you do more.
Get yourself noticed by the other location. Get to know the management team at the other location, be it by email or phone calls. Offer to do stuff on your own time for them. Soon they will want you there. They will extend an offer to you. If you want it bad enough you will get it.
You don't drop it. You grow up and make the best of what you have, until a new opportunity presents itself.
Persistence is the key. I once got a job, by applying to the opportunity every day for a month, and they finally called me and were impressed at my persistence.
My Advice to you is two pronged:
1. Stay in the market and looking (always, never stop. If you find an incredible opportunity take it)
2. Do your job, your mundane, boring (boo hoo) job, and then you do more.
Get yourself noticed by the other location. Get to know the management team at the other location, be it by email or phone calls. Offer to do stuff on your own time for them. Soon they will want you there. They will extend an offer to you. If you want it bad enough you will get it.