That's what Season 3 of AMPP has had going for it. I'd say they clarify that I'm sane, and being treated like a political football. People should film if the police question them after Palestine protests. Dakta was doing that way back in the day.

Outside of the broad readership of my blog inside Parliament, there are several friends that read these posts. Megan, Stephen's partner. Eilish. Tom P (occasionally) ... lots of people drop in and out. As a result, it's largely calibrated for the audience that's been reading since 2020. The tabs have all the good stuff.

What do I think? Honestly, my pitch was that the movement needed better funding. I'm considering coming, but I feel like it might end up like my brother's occupation piece. Though I'm technically still a member, I announced my withdrawal before the scandal. But I'm not entertaining anyone jumping on the AMPP lifeboat from Parliament. Totally defeats the point of the AMPP experiment. The point is that anybody with middle-class means and a cause could get in. The establishme

Yes, I know you're still reading. I see your profile image changed. I'm not happy. I feel like you betrayed me, and want to pretend as if you didn't. Chose the job with the uni, then tried to lure me back to further your career. Didn't care whether I was getting paid or not. Seemed kinda selfish. If you wanted to film my script, why didn't you just ask me? - The Māori journey has been something else. Mystic visions and hidden royalty: it's a way better plot than most of

Where did you ever get the idea that you had the right to force me to study? What possessed you to believe that you were able to stalk an alumnus to bully them? In what way would hanging around wannabe teen NBs help the community? If VUW isn't providing a rainbow-inclusive experience, that's their problem. TWOA isn't doing much better. Hori went to great lengths to protect me. Rangi shat on that within two sessions. - Academia is in the Law Commission report 🎓 Findings

It's over 22 hours, so it's not like we could screen The Dakumentary in one day. The National Library has a dedicated screening theatre, but the speakers are crappy, so we'd need to bring 5.1 sound or a dedicated bass speaker. The screen is small, but viewable. Seats a few hundred. - Grand Hall: never been. Probably isn't ideal for a film screening.

In order of priority: 1. Human Rights Act reform for sexual and gender minorities. 2. Infrastructure Bonds as a necessary addition. Ethical Wealth Standard. 3. First Language Guarantee. Hate speech reform. 4. Plant Hemp, Not Pines. Biofriendly building materials, drug reform. 5. NET. Environmental stewardship. 6. Arts and culture reform.

You can't win this war with me. I don't need an orchestra to realise my dreams. I've already done a couple of movements of the Preludes with the backing track. Joel could master the first movement, and make money off using the backing in a gig. As we've already established, my synth demos fooled a lot of people. You need me, in large part thanks to the success of my synths. All I need from you is your money and your word that you won't half-arse it. - My stipulations are

Writing from home. Had a call with MSD; confirmed I'm mentally unable to work. Eating banana bread. About to open my second beer of the day. - I realise I probably won't be arrested, but it's not a certainty. Planning the next vigil for 11 November. - 1. Nancy Lu to Nicola NL 5, NW 5 Reports on the economy... unemployment at 5.3% 'shows the effects of an economic downturn [Labour's]' - Nicola. Unemployment rate 'broadly in line with forecasts' Chloe's saying something,

Hey man. I'm in Wellington; you're in Wellington. Wanna jam? Almost finished The Perfumed Garden. The album's like a collection of all the themes, but only a few tracks fully develop them for an opera (such as the saloon scene). There's no electric guitar in the demos, but I want it for the show. - Shipwrecked is going well. All the main songs are written, and about 3/4 of the script. Don seems semi-keen to play piano. My Dak documentaries were fun to make, but I'm keen

I'm not under investigation. I'm not facing charges. I haven't been convicted. Please stop telling me what to do. I'm angry cos I fucking woke up to a LOT of bullshit to be Tina. My response to that bullshit is to skip Question Time. You have no legal right to stalk me. You have no legal right to control me. You have no legal right to justify the porn torture. Stop covering your arses, and allow me some peace by admitting fault and ceasing. - You must let me win the basic w

Doesn't need updating. It's a brilliant slice of life. Like those About Face dramas: the cheapness is part of the effect. Steve Barr is just being a typical American studio hack, presuming that everything is better when it's done with state-of-the-art movie cameras (and gets him paid). As we all know, films are largely criticised for being escapist fantasies, while documentaries are ways of promoting understanding. Steve's version of my story was escapism for rich cunts, n

I don't need his help, nor do I need an introduction to his method. Never met him. Never spoke to him. Never got an email. Never saw a contract. If he hasn't been able to produce the film over 2 years after he ripped me off, it suggests that the NZFC and NZ on Air lawyers require more than that. It's his mates calling me a creepy pervert that has prevented me from hiring a crew, not my inability to work with people. RNZ and Isentia thought I was a good worker. So did the Dak

The common wisdom in PR and communications is that videos are the best format, as evinced by Jacinda's fireside chats, but my strategy is lots of variety. There's films, concerts, songs, music videos, album demos, readings, motion comics, satirical cartoons. Both in the pirate stream and in the actual ads. We screened our first non-AMPP feature film this year when we screened Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone, and it reached around 1000 people. It could be a growth part of the

Tell me where in the social contract it says that I had to be subject to torture over my sexuality without any charges or convictions? Tell me where in the social contract it says that a writer must give their IP up for free because the town wants warm fuzzies? Tell me where in the social contract it says that closets get to dictate to out queers? Tell me where in the social contract it says that the mayor is able to spy on citizens? Tell me where in the social contract i

Simple and plain: Act and the Greens owe me an apology and a settlement cheque. At least $50,000 each. I realise that I'm asking for a lot of money overall, but it's built from specific infringements. I don't need it; I don't particularly want it, but it's the only way to win. - Being threatened by minor parties in Parliament should result in charges. David got formally warned, but Marama hasn't been (yet). I don't blame Marama or Chloe, though; I blame their machine of S

Total sum = $70,000-100,000. Split between all infringers and bullies. No NDA's. I'm only willing to settle for that amount if they publicly apologise. Weeded Out dies, and I'm not forced to sell my book to those bullies. The NZ media will consider their complicity, and whether their coverage - or lack of - made my life unnecessarily difficult and caused significant emotional harm. My right to choose not to perform is still respected. It's not a right to hear me live: it's a

It's been able to compose and arrange for decades, but even simple transcription is hard. There's no way for it to quantify gestures except via pattern matching. Manny's experimenting with Sona, which is producing some very credible demos, but it does alter the contours and the rhythms to fit the predictive scheme. Fourier transforms might reveal something of the underlying harmonic series of a waiata, but I doubt that they'd be much use for transcribing waiata. It happens

RNZ used the terrorist's name today, so I'd say that's a green light to do it for real. That'll need a reporter or two + me and the camera team. Thought I almost had enough AI, but some clips haven't survived. Still planning to use the blackcurrant head.