Marc Edmond Best, Indie Author.
@dapperdinobot.bsky.social
Author of THE CATAPHRACT OATH, a swashbuckling clockpunk mecha adventure!
Ask me about giant robot cartoons or obscure TTRPGs or kung fu movies or food history or sci fi/fantasy novels and I will talk your ear off.
He/Him
Arguably the best Marc.
Ask me about giant robot cartoons or obscure TTRPGs or kung fu movies or food history or sci fi/fantasy novels and I will talk your ear off.
He/Him
Arguably the best Marc.
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The Cataphract Oath (The Cataphract Chronicles)
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I finally got my act together, so now my swashbuckling #clockpunk #mecha #fantasy, THE CATAPHRACT OATH, is available in paperback!
Wherein a disgraced alchemist and a sword-wielding countess must salvage an ancient war machine, while dealing with scheming nobles and playwrights of dubious talent.
Wherein a disgraced alchemist and a sword-wielding countess must salvage an ancient war machine, while dealing with scheming nobles and playwrights of dubious talent.
One of the ironies of the season is that the Jingle Bell Rock does not, in fact, rock at all.
December 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
One of the ironies of the season is that the Jingle Bell Rock does not, in fact, rock at all.
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I have no idea where this is originally from or if my friend made it but they sent it to me once; and I love it
December 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I have no idea where this is originally from or if my friend made it but they sent it to me once; and I love it
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Musk is the National Lampoon version of Hari Seldon send tweet
December 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Musk is the National Lampoon version of Hari Seldon send tweet
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I do not like AI a bit
I do not like it in Fitbit
I do not want AI at all
I do not want it on my calls
I do not like it, Sam Altman
I do not like it in Fitbit
I do not want AI at all
I do not want it on my calls
I do not like it, Sam Altman
December 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I do not like AI a bit
I do not like it in Fitbit
I do not want AI at all
I do not want it on my calls
I do not like it, Sam Altman
I do not like it in Fitbit
I do not want AI at all
I do not want it on my calls
I do not like it, Sam Altman
Processing this information as I drink a peanut butter chocolate stout (for dessert).
This list of the most popular beer brands in America might frighten some European beer connoisseurs. To me these brjng back memories of visiting the US in younger years.
December 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Processing this information as I drink a peanut butter chocolate stout (for dessert).
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They're using Venezuelan technology to put fentanyl into the TikTok
December 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
They're using Venezuelan technology to put fentanyl into the TikTok
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Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge’s name was good upon ’Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was dead.
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge’s name was good upon ’Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was dead.
In this streaming age, I a lot of the movies I wind up buying on DVD/Blu-Ray are, well, the weird shit that's not on streaming.
Which is why I haven't bothered getting The Lord of the Rings on disc yet, but I've got a copy of ROBO WARRIORS coming from Vinegar Syndrome.
Which is why I haven't bothered getting The Lord of the Rings on disc yet, but I've got a copy of ROBO WARRIORS coming from Vinegar Syndrome.
December 17, 2025 at 4:11 AM
In this streaming age, I a lot of the movies I wind up buying on DVD/Blu-Ray are, well, the weird shit that's not on streaming.
Which is why I haven't bothered getting The Lord of the Rings on disc yet, but I've got a copy of ROBO WARRIORS coming from Vinegar Syndrome.
Which is why I haven't bothered getting The Lord of the Rings on disc yet, but I've got a copy of ROBO WARRIORS coming from Vinegar Syndrome.
Oh hey, I'm a fantasy author!
... haven't seen any naked Brazilians yet, though.
... haven't seen any naked Brazilians yet, though.
Bluesky is for shady moots, naked Brazilians, catfish, and fantasy authors, not real people
December 17, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Oh hey, I'm a fantasy author!
... haven't seen any naked Brazilians yet, though.
... haven't seen any naked Brazilians yet, though.
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for sale
baby shoes
never worn
BECAUSE THE BABY CAN FLY!
EVERYTHING TURNED OUT GREAT
THE END
baby shoes
never worn
BECAUSE THE BABY CAN FLY!
EVERYTHING TURNED OUT GREAT
THE END
December 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
for sale
baby shoes
never worn
BECAUSE THE BABY CAN FLY!
EVERYTHING TURNED OUT GREAT
THE END
baby shoes
never worn
BECAUSE THE BABY CAN FLY!
EVERYTHING TURNED OUT GREAT
THE END
The holidays mean spending over 100 bucks on booze and cheese at the cheese and booze store.
Winter provisions, and all that.
Winter provisions, and all that.
December 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The holidays mean spending over 100 bucks on booze and cheese at the cheese and booze store.
Winter provisions, and all that.
Winter provisions, and all that.
So I've been reading a Del Rey anthology of Robert E. Howard stories.
On the one hand, Howard could write a ripping adventure tale. On the other, a lot of these stories REALLY didn't age well. It's like, I'll just skip a story about a "heroic" Confederate cavalry officer, thanks.
On the one hand, Howard could write a ripping adventure tale. On the other, a lot of these stories REALLY didn't age well. It's like, I'll just skip a story about a "heroic" Confederate cavalry officer, thanks.
December 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So I've been reading a Del Rey anthology of Robert E. Howard stories.
On the one hand, Howard could write a ripping adventure tale. On the other, a lot of these stories REALLY didn't age well. It's like, I'll just skip a story about a "heroic" Confederate cavalry officer, thanks.
On the one hand, Howard could write a ripping adventure tale. On the other, a lot of these stories REALLY didn't age well. It's like, I'll just skip a story about a "heroic" Confederate cavalry officer, thanks.
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If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.
December 14, 2025 at 7:36 AM
If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.
This is a #Gorkamorka song.
The Chats - 6L GTR (Official Video)
YouTube video by The Chats
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December 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
This is a #Gorkamorka song.
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67. If you’re gonna write The Joker, he has to be funny. I want to see a goddamn joke.
December 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
67. If you’re gonna write The Joker, he has to be funny. I want to see a goddamn joke.
This is about where my mind has been for the last few days.
(Also I've made a mistake and poked around the Protomen Reddit and there are THEORIES. Questions that will only be answered when the physical CD with the liner notes comes out).
(Also I've made a mistake and poked around the Protomen Reddit and there are THEORIES. Questions that will only be answered when the physical CD with the liner notes comes out).
Listening to The Protomen Act 3 be like:
YouTube video by Flibble Bubibble
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December 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
This is about where my mind has been for the last few days.
(Also I've made a mistake and poked around the Protomen Reddit and there are THEORIES. Questions that will only be answered when the physical CD with the liner notes comes out).
(Also I've made a mistake and poked around the Protomen Reddit and there are THEORIES. Questions that will only be answered when the physical CD with the liner notes comes out).
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“When it comes to putting together a crew with the skills needed for a bank job or a jewel heist, a majority of Americans reported knowing just one or two guys, tops,” said lead researcher Jane Iannitello
Study Finds 80% Of Americans Lack Social Connections To Pull Off Heist
NEW HAVEN, CT—Shedding new light on a previously undocumented effect of loneliness, a team of psychologists at Yale University found that at least 80% of Americans lack the social connections necessar...
theonion.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
“When it comes to putting together a crew with the skills needed for a bank job or a jewel heist, a majority of Americans reported knowing just one or two guys, tops,” said lead researcher Jane Iannitello
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Things you should gift kids this holiday season:
- Age-appropriate toys
Things you should not gift kids:
- Weedwhackers
- Large aquatic animals
- Most of the things Kevin turns into weapons in 'Home Alone'
- Dirt
- Age-appropriate toys
Things you should not gift kids:
- Weedwhackers
- Large aquatic animals
- Most of the things Kevin turns into weapons in 'Home Alone'
- Dirt
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Things you should gift kids this holiday season:
- Age-appropriate toys
Things you should not gift kids:
- Weedwhackers
- Large aquatic animals
- Most of the things Kevin turns into weapons in 'Home Alone'
- Dirt
- Age-appropriate toys
Things you should not gift kids:
- Weedwhackers
- Large aquatic animals
- Most of the things Kevin turns into weapons in 'Home Alone'
- Dirt
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This cartoon is doing very well on Bluesky compared to Instagram and Twitter. I am catering directly to the core audience here of Late GenX/Elder Millennial perverts. (I say this lovingly. I am one of these)
December 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This cartoon is doing very well on Bluesky compared to Instagram and Twitter. I am catering directly to the core audience here of Late GenX/Elder Millennial perverts. (I say this lovingly. I am one of these)
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'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
If you see this, post a Comics cover you love.
December 10, 2025 at 4:56 AM
If you see this, post a Comics cover you love.
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Netflix doesn't have the balls to stream Lifeforce or The Stuff
December 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Netflix doesn't have the balls to stream Lifeforce or The Stuff
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Tubi is such a crazy streaming service. It’s like if the Criterion Closet was in a gas station
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Tubi is such a crazy streaming service. It’s like if the Criterion Closet was in a gas station
Saw #WakeUpDeadMan at the Alamo Drafthouse!
It was quite good. And the fact that one of the side characters was a shitty right-wing sci-fi author had me cackling.
My only complaint is that Blanc just wears the one suit for most of the flick, instead of a whole wardrobe of fabulous outfits.
It was quite good. And the fact that one of the side characters was a shitty right-wing sci-fi author had me cackling.
My only complaint is that Blanc just wears the one suit for most of the flick, instead of a whole wardrobe of fabulous outfits.
December 10, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Saw #WakeUpDeadMan at the Alamo Drafthouse!
It was quite good. And the fact that one of the side characters was a shitty right-wing sci-fi author had me cackling.
My only complaint is that Blanc just wears the one suit for most of the flick, instead of a whole wardrobe of fabulous outfits.
It was quite good. And the fact that one of the side characters was a shitty right-wing sci-fi author had me cackling.
My only complaint is that Blanc just wears the one suit for most of the flick, instead of a whole wardrobe of fabulous outfits.