> Why can't he find a job using his network? I think his blog has a fair readership, and constitutes a part of his network, so I see this as him doing exactly

> Why can't he find a job using his network? I think his blog has a fair readership, and constitutes a part of his network, so I see this as him doing exactly that! Given that it's on the front page of HN right now, I imagine he's getting better reach than he might have from asking a few people he knows, so it seems like a very sensible thing to do.