[COMPLETE] Snowball by Poul Anderson - philc

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Snowball, by Poul William Anderson (1926 - 2001)

This project can be found in our catalog a https://librivox.org/snowball-by-poul-william-anderson-2/

Volunteers outside the USA: Poul William Anderson died in 2001. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 50 years; and in Australia it is 70 years for authors who died after 1955.
Simon's new source of power promised a new era for Mankind. But what happens to world economy when anyone can manufacture it in the kitchen oven?... Here's one answer! (Summary by The publisher)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59314

Target completion date: 0-12-00

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This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.
  • Project Code: mS132yBL
  • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poul_Anderson (Poul William Anderson)
  • Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
  • Number of sections (files) this project will have: 5
  • Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
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Genres for the project: Fantastic Fiction/Science Fiction

Keywords that describe the book:

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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs

Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.

For the first section, say:
"Section (or Chapter) # of Snowball. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Snowball, by Poul William Anderson. Section Title."
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:
"Section (or Chapter) # of Snowball, by Poul William Anderson. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:
"End of Snowball, by Poul William Anderson."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: snowball_##_anderson_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. snowball_01_anderson_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader

MC to select: xxxx

Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.
"I lost my trousers," said Tom expansively.
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Post by philchenevert »

We have a DPL for this I am very happy to say ! :D
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Post by LCaulkins »

Checking in! 8-)
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The first section is read for PL. The others will be along later this week. maybe. :?
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Post by LCaulkins »

heh! 'Tis OK. :)

Gave me time to do some of my own editing! 8-)
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Post by LCaulkins »

8-) Poor Arch would not be happy with today's society, eh? :lol:

(I'm not sure how calling graveyards "memorial parks" contributes to enslaving individuals, though)

This is another fun one that your engaging reading style is perfect for.


Hey, Phil,

Section 1 has a missing portion at 15:25 -

Needs this bolded bit:

Generators everywhere could be made a lot smaller, because they wouldn't have to handle peak loads but only meet average demand.

This thing is bigger than I realized, he thought with a tingle of excitement. My God, in a year I may be a millionaire!

He got into Boston, only losing his way twice, which is a good record for anyone, a
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Part 1 has had the missing section added and uploaded. :D
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Post by LCaulkins »

Beautiful punch in :) Part 1 is PL OK :thumbs:

(2 and 3 are queued)
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Part 2 is PL OK :thumbs:
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Post by LCaulkins »

And Part 3 is PL OK! :thumbs:

Space ships! :rocket:

Great Poul Anderson piece. :clap:

Listening to this one made me vaguely think of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.
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Post by philchenevert »

LCaulkins wrote: December 6th, 2021, 8:22 am And Part 3 is PL OK! :thumbs:

Space ships! :rocket:

Great Poul Anderson piece. :clap:

Listening to this one made me vaguely think of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.
Thanks Lynette. Although Atlas Shrugged is a tiny bit longer...... :roll:
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Post by LCaulkins »

Just a wee bit. :lol:

It sat in my bedside "real" book stack for two or three years, and then I saw it in LibriVox and listened while doing the miniature brickwork on our fireplace wall. I see it's gone now, but I know I listened to it from our offerings. Must have been an Agatha Christi type thing. Though, being published in 1957, I'm not sure how it was recorded to start with.
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This project can be found in our catalog a https://librivox.org/snowball-by-poul-william-anderson-2/ :thumbs: :thumbs:
"I lost my trousers," said Tom expansively.
89 Decibels? Easy Peasy ! https://youtu.be/aSKR55RDVpk
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