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Amanda Riddell
Sep 71 min read
S03E02 - A New World
I haven't seen it since I made the recent changes. Tried to today, but I think there were some syncing issues. Plus it's too recent:...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 62 min read
How to make me whole again
My Mum said that I could use the trust account to pay for counselling, but the major problem with that is that it needs to be somebody...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 44 min read
How to: rotoscoping with Deep Dream Generator
Limitations: 5 megapixels. I've mostly used it in 1080p with 30fps phone cameras. Step 1: turn the video into a procession of stills....
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 41 min read
The 'pervert' series
Shaming the Green Party and Victoria University of Wellington for their uncool, intolerant attitudes towards me.
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 33 min read
To the smug, superior Greens punching down
Nadine needs to accept that she should have spoken to me. She also needs to accept that she totally misread me. Put it this way: a bunch...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 22 min read
Why am I shaming lefties for being anti-trans?
Well, not all of them are lefties. Most of the classical music people tend to lean towards National, and even the 'left-wing' are Labour...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 27 min read
Let's talk about my settlement dreams...
For starters, I know that many people have been reading this blog, particularly the community mental health team and the FTAC (among...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 21 min read
The 'can't wear that' series
Some trans activism. People totally think this, though I'm slightly disappointed that Deep Dream Generator rendered so many Muslims,...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 12 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
Aug 312 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 312 min read
Living without a smartphone
It's been around a year or so since I trashed my third or fourth smartphone in a row, and Mum decided that I should get a burner phone. ...
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Amanda Riddell
Aug 301 min read
About my drug and alcohol use
First up, people need to accept the reality of my alcoholism: I drink in private, and I don't go to events in order to get wasted. I've...
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Amanda Riddell
Aug 301 min read
To Meta
Your ideas of what 'hate speech' is are fucking stupid. Mentioning my lived experience of people excluding me gets the odd tag where...
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Amanda Riddell
Aug 304 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 291 min read
'smear campaign'
I disagree. I simply stated that I disliked certain people in the scene, and it's not like people couldn't have figured that out. If I...
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Amanda Riddell
Aug 292 min read
My two cents
The longer the Darleen thing drags out, the worse it'll be for the polls. Like, now the scandal has already been stretched out by another...
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Amanda Riddell
Aug 285 min read
Question Time 28.08.2024
There's an obvious downside to my arts reforms: if all the focus goes into small movies, then big films like my Shipwrecked on Islands...
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