On: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2017)

[davidw]

Please spell out 'Oregon'. You can't search for 'OR'.

[zackham → davidw]

Too late for me to edit my original post but your reply will show up in that search, thanks!

[dx034 → davidw]

Yes you can. Entering Portland, OR in Google will usually filter out results for Portland, Maine (at least for the accounts I tested).

[davidw → dx034]

Portland Oregon is not Oregon though. Perhaps people are interested in what's on offer throughout the state.

Doing a simple text search on 'OR' has a zillion false positives.

[dx034 → davidw]

No, but the job was in Portland, OR. And if you Google the city you'll find out about the area. Which includes as much Washington State anyway, I wouldn't base my decision of moving to Portland just on the state of Oregon.