Super and really well narrated for Libravox. I am making a point of commenting when theres a really good narrator on these because its only fair to point out these enjoyable ones so others can listen without passing it by due to the general standard of recordings. Great story Great narrator!
He in fact was and it was what led to a lot of his self destructive nehavior. He saw visions of different futures and alternate timeliness, He couldn't tell them from reality a lot of times. He tried to write much of it down, most of his stories are based on these visions/hallucinations. Our greatest futurist.
Cats are the most popular animals in the world. It's no surprise that the videos with them attract huge numbers of viewers - this shouldn't be a cause for concern, on the contrary, I think it should be reassuring.
@@AGoodchannel cats......really, "...the most...?" Apologies, but i will have to call challenge ! [too gOOgle it] CLiCk...[lol] TiC-ToCK DING→ The 2007 National Pet Owners Survey, conducted by the American Pet Products Manufacturer's Association, broke down the pet preferences of Americans. I n the United States→, people own: 142 million freshwater fish. ■88.3 million cats. ■74.8 million dogs. 16 million birds. 24.3 million small animals. 13.8 million horses NOTE: in doing this search I found several "SEPARATE" websites quoting the same stat's just as I have[c&paste] ...exactly ha, only the scope and\or years varied 2007 to 2019 w\same [EXACTLY] numbers ha-uhmmmmmm.... Notable; Asian countries are densely populated, there aren’t as many households with pets as in other parts of the world. China ranks as one of lowest pet populations (11 million cats and 26.8 million dogs), while Japan has more pets per capita (9.8 million cats and 13.1 million dogs). World Wide its DOGS !!!! YeS! Our tried and true best friend, the dog! Pet dogs don’t beat out cats, fish, or birds in sheer numbers, but more households have at least one dog in them than any other pet, making dogs the most popular pet in the world. Recent surveys show cats are a close second, followed by fish (12%), birds (6%), and other pet types (6%). And that is the rest of the story...now we know.....or do we???!?!!?!? he he he... God Speed ~ Peace Qut Q
@@cameltube-vk7el You said "worldwide it's dogs" but your statistics were mixed- more cats in America, but more dogs in China/Japan. 🤔 I would have thought it would be dogs across the board
It's not a good channel! Why is there all this annoying ..... on the screen? I'm listening to an audio and you send new animated clutter each few seconds. Less is more. A still picture with occasional channel advertisement if you will is more than perfect.
I know it's my own neurosis but I can't listen to this when the narrator is so obviously mispronouncing 'leadies'. The word is used so often too. How can you read so many other references to 'lead' as metal and not realise it's the same pronunciation?
"they copy this story, from an other channel!." You mean, this audiobook is in video format? Or the whole video? If you need any explanation, please write to me about it. Unjustified accusations aren't enough, to say the least!
@@ghostoflazlo Thank you for your feedback! "The Defenders" by Philip K. DICK (1928 - 1982) is in the public domain and was voiced by LibriVox project volunteers (please visit the project website and make sure), this audio from LibriVox was converted by me into video format and such videos in this style, voiced books by other authors, there are many on my channel: ua-cam.com/play/PL_4rR5HSC5Ov7jlce7JlgAWtFa9UUVpxt.html.
@@ghostoflazlo "The Defenders" by Philip K. DICK (1928 - 1982) is in the public domain and was voiced by LibriVox project volunteers (please visit the project website and make sure), this audio from LibriVox was converted by me into video format and such videos in this style, voiced books by other authors, there are many on my channel: ua-cam.com/play/PL_4rR5HSC5Ov7jlce7JlgAWtFa9UUVpxt.html.
Annunciation, inflection, pause. This reader has been doing audio books for years and still hasn't gotten better. I understand these are free but Jesus Christ at least try not to bore listeners with your uninspired voice. It's so monotonous and flat. Stop trying to sound like William Shatner. Do a normal voice
I think that's a little bit unfair on Mr. Margarite- being dead 7 years does make improving rather difficult. Nevertheless, I personally find that with a baritone voice and relaxing delivery, his performance is well suited to a late evening listening, particularly where the storyline is grim. Yes, there are more energetic narrators but often I find them to be over the top and coming across as trying too hard. Regards
@@deaconswayne1894 well...it could use some SFX & he could have varied tones maybe......Shatner, hell I like his voice and inflections etc.. Great narrator Bill Shatner imo /;^)
Super and really well narrated for Libravox. I am making a point of commenting when theres a really good narrator on these because its only fair to point out these enjoyable ones so others can listen without passing it by due to the general standard of recordings. Great story Great narrator!
Metropolis, this story, real life. The masses are our demise it seems. Thanks for putting this out.❤️✨
Nobody wants to live this way, but its necessary. How true.
I found this channel purely by accident.I don't often go for science fiction.But this was good.So I will try another.
farout ,,,have you any recomendations from the past three years
@@steveswhirld Sorry I have a terrible memory.I can’t say
@@rogersteppens8025 k thanks
Steve try : The Quantum Thief Trilogy, The Original Dune Series, The Expanse series. OR old school Robert heinlin or asimov
I love the woman who made this site. ❤. Her pic is awesome!
Good story ,well read..👍🇬🇧
Thx for doing this. Love PKD.
The robots are like the moms that put fighting kids in the "hugging shirt". :D
It certainly gets you thinking..
thank you.
K Dick was a time traveler or dimensional traveler. He knew some shi. Reads like 1984.. freedom is slavery and always the thrill of victory
He in fact was and it was what led to a lot of his self destructive nehavior. He saw visions of different futures and alternate timeliness, He couldn't tell them from reality a lot of times. He tried to write much of it down, most of his stories are based on these visions/hallucinations.
Our greatest futurist.
@@ghagzorreally? Whats your source on that?
35:01 that description of a culture changing, almost like 2020 / 21
Dick was a prophet. He had visions and hallucinations and experiences of a future. If it's our personal future? Who knows
:leadies" is pronounced "leddies"; the leadies are made of lead.
LibriVox audiobooks are read by volunteers from all over the world. Thank you for your feedback!
@@AGoodchannel just trying to help
@@busby777 I understand and thank you for that!
A Good Channel 👍 👍 👍
This is very similar to another story I read last week; identical plot, slightly different proposition.
Do you recall the name of the story you mentioned?
@@kirbpernicus9689
After a year, no!
@@paulbennett7021 that would be a sure sign of senility
@@steveswhirld
So what's the name of the story YOU read on this date last year?
@@paulbennett7021 ''protests continue over covid 19 mandates around the world ..''
This channel is very different from my own channel but it's nice.
More are good channels-different-the for everyone!
@@AGoodchannel lol
Interesting story
I wonder what the Soviets in this story did with Gulag? There were no shelters for them.
POWERFUL QUESTION!
It's lucky Philip K Dick isn't around to experience what a let down AI actually is.
Artificial intelligence is just the beginning, but it is already impressive.
Leady as in the element Lead.
No shit and there i was thinking it was a robotic dog walker:-)
I find it disturbing that cat videos get 10,000% more views than a great story that makes one think of issues greater than the story being told.
Cats are the most popular animals in the world. It's no surprise that the videos with them attract huge numbers of viewers - this shouldn't be a cause for concern, on the contrary, I think it should be reassuring.
@@AGoodchannel cats......really, "...the most...?" Apologies, but i will have to call challenge ! [too gOOgle it]
CLiCk...[lol] TiC-ToCK DING→ The 2007 National Pet Owners Survey, conducted by the American Pet Products Manufacturer's Association, broke down the pet preferences of Americans. I
n the United States→, people own: 142 million freshwater fish. ■88.3 million cats. ■74.8 million dogs. 16 million birds. 24.3 million small animals. 13.8 million horses
NOTE: in doing this search I found several "SEPARATE" websites quoting the same stat's just as I have[c&paste] ...exactly ha, only the scope and\or years varied 2007 to 2019 w\same [EXACTLY] numbers ha-uhmmmmmm....
Notable; Asian countries are densely populated, there aren’t as many households with pets as in other parts of the world.
China ranks as one of lowest pet populations (11 million cats and 26.8 million dogs), while Japan has more pets per capita (9.8 million cats and 13.1 million dogs).
World Wide its DOGS !!!! YeS!
Our tried and true best friend, the dog! Pet dogs don’t beat out cats, fish, or birds in sheer numbers, but more households have at least one dog in them than any other pet, making dogs the most popular pet in the world. Recent surveys show cats are a close second, followed by fish (12%), birds (6%), and other pet types (6%).
And that is the rest of the story...now we know.....or do we???!?!!?!? he he he... God Speed ~ Peace Qut
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@@cameltube-vk7el Thank you for your feedback! Very interesting statistics.
Cats rule the Internet, bow down to your feline overlords humanz. 😹
@@cameltube-vk7el You said "worldwide it's dogs" but your statistics were mixed- more cats in America, but more dogs in China/Japan. 🤔 I would have thought it would be dogs across the board
This is very similar to George Orwell's 1984, in which the totalitarian state simulates an endless war for "higher" reasons/purposes.
thanks for your major spoiler ......u nob
hundreds of books are like 1984
Anyone intelligent and a third of the way in would realise this. And could see the plot twist coming.
@@user-yv2cz8oj1k most of PKDs books have a rather obvious plot twist but it's about the journey there and how he carefully craft a dystopian future
Ace
Feb 12
Hairy up. Lol. I find myself looking at the imagery
Ic49
Russians or Dracula?
It's not a good channel!
Why is there all this annoying ..... on the screen? I'm listening to an audio and you send new animated clutter each few seconds.
Less is more. A still picture with occasional channel advertisement if you will is more than perfect.
I know it's my own neurosis but I can't listen to this when the narrator is so obviously mispronouncing 'leadies'. The word is used so often too. How can you read so many other references to 'lead' as metal and not realise it's the same pronunciation?
this is why Led Zeppelin used "Led" instead of "Lead"... to avoid the mispronunciation
they copy this story,from an other channel!
"they copy this story, from an other channel!." You mean, this audiobook is in video format? Or the whole video? If you need any explanation, please write to me about it. Unjustified accusations aren't enough, to say the least!
@@AGoodchannel well
New thinkable posted this recording 6yrs ago. I guess that's the theft part
@@ghostoflazlo Thank you for your feedback! "The Defenders" by Philip K. DICK (1928 - 1982) is in the public domain and was voiced by LibriVox project volunteers (please visit the project website and make sure), this audio from LibriVox was converted by me into video format and such videos in this style, voiced books by other authors, there are many on my channel: ua-cam.com/play/PL_4rR5HSC5Ov7jlce7JlgAWtFa9UUVpxt.html.
@@ghostoflazlo "The Defenders" by Philip K. DICK (1928 - 1982) is in the public domain and was voiced by LibriVox project volunteers (please visit the project website and make sure), this audio from LibriVox was converted by me into video format and such videos in this style, voiced books by other authors, there are many on my channel: ua-cam.com/play/PL_4rR5HSC5Ov7jlce7JlgAWtFa9UUVpxt.html.
Annunciation, inflection, pause. This reader has been doing audio books for years and still hasn't gotten better. I understand these are free but Jesus Christ at least try not to bore listeners with your uninspired voice. It's so monotonous and flat. Stop trying to sound like William Shatner. Do a normal voice
I think that's a little bit unfair on Mr. Margarite- being dead 7 years does make improving rather difficult. Nevertheless, I personally find that with a baritone voice and relaxing delivery, his performance is well suited to a late evening listening, particularly where the storyline is grim. Yes, there are more energetic narrators but often I find them to be over the top and coming across as trying too hard. Regards
@@deaconswayne1894 well...it could use some SFX & he could have varied tones maybe......Shatner, hell I like his voice and inflections etc.. Great narrator Bill Shatner imo /;^)
I love to see your thaughts.
Full of plot holes
I love this internet thing.
Don't just say it, list them.
New World Order "Propaganda!"
Daniel, God is my judge.Its God that got us in this mess