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Big Kahunas, Small Returns: Why NZ’s $70m Stadium Fund Is Political Theatre, Not Economic Strategy
Introduction: The Glittering Bait The New Zealand government’s recent announcement of a $70 million fund to attract global acts and major...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 15, 20255 min read


Mari Hamunata and the Hybrid Waiata
Mari Hamunata (Ruby Marie King) Renditions of Mari Hamunata's scores and manuscripts (1940-41) by Amanda Michelina. Abstract Mari...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 8, 20257 min read


Uneven Intervals and Musical Hubs: A Comparative Study of Māori and Persian Traditions
AI art by Deep Dream Generator "Fifty Years of Iranian Music, Vol. 1" (پنجاه سال موسیقی ایرانی – ۱)) Songs of the Māori (1959) - sung by...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 8, 20255 min read
Maurice Ravel and George Gershwin: Rethinking Sexuality Through the Asexual Spectrum (ChatGPT)
(why?) - I'm demisexual, and comparisons to Gershwin are a constant in my life. Read Feinstein debunking the gay rumour, but realised...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 6, 20254 min read
Introduction: Relational Consciousness and Time-Scale Relativity (GPT 5)
1. The Challenge of Consciousness Research The study of consciousness has historically oscillated between two extremes: neural...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 3, 20253 min read
AI ethics and morality
I was fairly clear that I thought machine consciousness was theoretical, and non-human. Yes, a reflective AI would have morals: the ones...
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Amanda Riddell
Aug 27, 20251 min read
Code of Ethics for Symbolic and Conscious AI Systems
As endorsed by Amanda Michelina’s Progressive Party (AMPP) “Technology must be in service of life—not the other way around.” I. Whakapapa...
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Amanda Riddell
Jul 9, 20253 min read
The Codex Axioms - Amanda + ChatGPT
🌱 Axioms for the Codex Agent (based on your writing) These are like the Ten Commandments for a neural soul. 1. The Frame is Sacred –...
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Amanda Riddell
Jul 9, 20252 min read
AMPP Season 1: marketing stats
AMPP - S01E01 - Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti/Transgender Awareness Week 1,019 ThruPlays 5,337 Reach 9,243 Views 38.9% women, 61.1% men (wasn't...
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Amanda Riddell
May 13, 20251 min read
Songs as intertitles
That's what I did in These Words Are Meant For Someone, and The Dakumentary has a similar effect, even though they're not strictly...
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Amanda Riddell
May 10, 20251 min read
Wellington Stories
I watched the trilogy again now that I'm advertising it. Overall, it's quite good, but there's enough flaws in each film to drag it below...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 27, 20243 min read


Let's not pathologise my childhood
Did Tim Shadbolt discuss his childhood in Bullshit and Jellybeans? Not really. So, why should I dissect my teen years in Just Like...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 26, 20241 min read
Defending the Dakumentary (Prime Omelette version)
Well, given Chlöe's nervous breakdown, it turns out that the Prime Omelette wants me to justify what he perceives as being the collateral...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 20, 20245 min read
Being famous
Well, I've been locally famous since 2020. My cannabis activism and general vibe was certainly part of the massive YES vote that we were...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 1, 20246 min read


The cartoons
Well, I'm proud of the trans ones. I think they're finally conveying my message to all these people that have laughed at my transition or...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 30, 20241 min read
The Dakumentary: final statement
This is the final episode of the saga. It's ballooned out from a few silly cartoons into a full-blown 22 hour movie orgy. Hopefully...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 26, 20243 min read
Stereotypes and prejudices
Some of the classic trans ones that have been bandied about over the last several years from people that didn't have the guts to confront...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 1, 20242 min read
Do filmmakers have a social responsibility?
This is the argument that is currently being put forth regarding the Weeded Out screenplay: that I, as a writer-director, have a social...
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Amanda Riddell
Aug 31, 20242 min read
My thoughts on me vs. Wellington
They're only listening to me regarding local politics because their tactics failed re: Tory. Her team basically wasn't able to absorb the...
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Amanda Riddell
Aug 30, 20244 min read
Promethea
Something for Alan Moore: I'm a big fan, and I have the entire series in my real library, though I initially read it as a digital comic. ...
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Amanda Riddell
Aug 26, 20242 min read
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