Max Johns (MxDEJ)
@maxjohns.nz
aka MxDEJ, aka Mike Alpha Xray. Glad to be here. Disliker of billionaire saboteurs.
You know you're from Hamilton when your local MP got married in his formal Dirty Dogs.
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
You know you're from Hamilton when your local MP got married in his formal Dirty Dogs.
Also from the Economist (December 2007): better-looking people earn more. I wonder if the pancy-pants AI is just confirming human biases by picking out good looks.
November 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Also from the Economist (December 2007): better-looking people earn more. I wonder if the pancy-pants AI is just confirming human biases by picking out good looks.
Two equally valid ways to explain Wesley College's historical and cultural importance.
November 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Two equally valid ways to explain Wesley College's historical and cultural importance.
TFW your edgy sports opinion article creates one of the most predicatable jinxes ever.
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
TFW your edgy sports opinion article creates one of the most predicatable jinxes ever.
A lot can happen in half a sentence.
October 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A lot can happen in half a sentence.
TFW you're really good at writing clickbait headlines, but the bastards in charge of news article categorisation don't care for your talents.
October 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
TFW you're really good at writing clickbait headlines, but the bastards in charge of news article categorisation don't care for your talents.
I'm warming to the guy.
October 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I'm warming to the guy.
Spotify's weekly 'Release Radar' has serving up hot new music from Bowie, Nina Simone, Chet Baker, Brahms, Coltrane...
September 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Spotify's weekly 'Release Radar' has serving up hot new music from Bowie, Nina Simone, Chet Baker, Brahms, Coltrane...
Today on the Herald: Everything that New Zealanders think or do is wrong.
September 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Today on the Herald: Everything that New Zealanders think or do is wrong.
Nah man, no need for embarrassment. Kurt was just accelerating a bunch of us teenagers into the Lucky Ten Thousand ahead of whatver schedule we would have been on without him.
September 25, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Nah man, no need for embarrassment. Kurt was just accelerating a bunch of us teenagers into the Lucky Ten Thousand ahead of whatver schedule we would have been on without him.
Not every piece of news has to be about him. And yet every piece of news somehow is.
September 24, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Not every piece of news has to be about him. And yet every piece of news somehow is.
TFW when you see the parenthisised clarification before you see the take, and it's impossible to tell what sort of horrifying thing people are posting about today.
September 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
TFW when you see the parenthisised clarification before you see the take, and it's impossible to tell what sort of horrifying thing people are posting about today.
Headline writer really clears things up in the case of Murdoch vs Murdoch.
September 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Headline writer really clears things up in the case of Murdoch vs Murdoch.
Opp Education Spokesperson won't meet with Minister as govt forms new policy, seeks "expert" views from people who either don't know what's happening or can't tell her. Complains that the government - whose meetings she declined - are "secretive". Just give up now. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
August 8, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Opp Education Spokesperson won't meet with Minister as govt forms new policy, seeks "expert" views from people who either don't know what's happening or can't tell her. Complains that the government - whose meetings she declined - are "secretive". Just give up now. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
1. There was nothing in yesterday's announcement about removing support.
2. Neurodiversity is not an insult, but it's not something that any teacher should be posting about when they literally identify the kid. Looks like a breach of professional standards.
2. Neurodiversity is not an insult, but it's not something that any teacher should be posting about when they literally identify the kid. Looks like a breach of professional standards.
August 4, 2025 at 11:41 PM
1. There was nothing in yesterday's announcement about removing support.
2. Neurodiversity is not an insult, but it's not something that any teacher should be posting about when they literally identify the kid. Looks like a breach of professional standards.
2. Neurodiversity is not an insult, but it's not something that any teacher should be posting about when they literally identify the kid. Looks like a breach of professional standards.
Daughter #2 has been requesting an extra pigtail each day. Her school friends are taking bets on how long it will last. This dad ain't quitting for at least another fortnight.
July 31, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Daughter #2 has been requesting an extra pigtail each day. Her school friends are taking bets on how long it will last. This dad ain't quitting for at least another fortnight.
Bluesky is a grievance machine that feeds on your joy.
July 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Bluesky is a grievance machine that feeds on your joy.
Hey NZers! Help our Ministry of Health get away from the bad place by adding yourself to the follower count here: @health.govt.nz
May 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Hey NZers! Help our Ministry of Health get away from the bad place by adding yourself to the follower count here: @health.govt.nz
If Spotify really cared, they'd automatically switch this option on for everyone who listens to Sleep Token.
May 21, 2025 at 5:33 AM
If Spotify really cared, they'd automatically switch this option on for everyone who listens to Sleep Token.
Just learned that Spotify hates me, and Spotify hates rock.
May 21, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Just learned that Spotify hates me, and Spotify hates rock.
How it's starting | How it will go
May 19, 2025 at 1:57 AM
How it's starting | How it will go
The coolest thing about my job is having competitors who straight up lie about how cheap they are. Never ever ever trust Freeparking, kids.
May 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The coolest thing about my job is having competitors who straight up lie about how cheap they are. Never ever ever trust Freeparking, kids.
Gregor Paul's written about on-field TV interviews of rugby captains in the Herald today. Makes some good points, but when an article is mostly about "F-bombs", the term "C-suite" suddenly looks quite rude.
May 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Gregor Paul's written about on-field TV interviews of rugby captains in the Herald today. Makes some good points, but when an article is mostly about "F-bombs", the term "C-suite" suddenly looks quite rude.