Something tells me that solving this would not help the OP's chances of landing a job.
* "Why do people like JSON so much?"
* No work history on LinkedIn except a <1 year contract in 2005
> "This got posted to Hacker News. I'm tempted to create an account and join the discussion, but I'm holding off for now because I've already got plenty of time-eating social venues to post on."
So, never heard of HN before, then deciding that despite being unemployed and spending too much time on social media already, those other sites are still a more important use of time?
> I've decided it's my job to whine, complain, and refuse to eat my vegetables until the employers start fixing the whole job-hunting process, because it really sucks.
Maybe the problem lies with the OP's value metrics
* "Why do people like JSON so much?"
* No work history on LinkedIn except a <1 year contract in 2005
> "This got posted to Hacker News. I'm tempted to create an account and join the discussion, but I'm holding off for now because I've already got plenty of time-eating social venues to post on."
So, never heard of HN before, then deciding that despite being unemployed and spending too much time on social media already, those other sites are still a more important use of time?
> I've decided it's my job to whine, complain, and refuse to eat my vegetables until the employers start fixing the whole job-hunting process, because it really sucks.
Maybe the problem lies with the OP's value metrics