• How Windows 10 became malware (Computerworld) If software attempts to fool the user into installing it, it is malware. Windows 10 attempts to fool the user into installing it. QED.
• Coder fired after 6 years for automating his job (Boing Boing) Coder gets job. Coder figures out how to have the computer do his job. Boss finds out, and he gets fired.
• Migrant workers in US seafood industry exposed to forced labor conditions (The Guardian) The program, called H-2B is designed to create peonage.  It is a feature, not a bug.
• The Pub: Paul Krugman. VSP (The Pub) A VERY well deserved examination of Krugman’s descent into hackery so as to support Hillary Clinton.
• Finance is Just Another Industry (naked capitalism) An essential discussion of the destructive and parasitic role of modern finance.
• Spice gull: seabird turns orange after falling into vat of curry (The Guardian) The Donald Trump of birds. (Click for larger popup)
• US Tax Receipts Signaling Recession?(MishTalk) Yes.

Star Wars and central bank policy, what could be more exciting. (Answer: almost everything) H/t Naked Capitalism