/dev/random

The other day I ran across an online tribute to the late Dan Blocker, “Hoss” Cartwright from the television series Bonanza. Even though that show played a significant role in my childhood during its original run, the modern age has had its insidious effect on my imagination, and I immediately began visualizing not the sprawling Ponderosa and Virginia City, but rather browser plugins that block posts from people named “Dan.”