"Whoops! I meant to make the same argument with a *different* paper!"

Yeah, I'm pretty ticked that the new Lenovo X220T (T is for tablet) has a 1366x768 screen. You're telling me an iPad3 -- an iPad -- is going to have ~4 times the screen real estate? GAR GAR GAR GAR

... then headphones are making us all crazy! Hmm, actually...

The tears of orphans!

Any questions?

Yeah, can I get mine over easy? It goes in the syringe better.

Hear, Hear. No pun intended. The iMic is the way to go if your machine doesn't have a line-in. Also works out of the box with Linux.

People are inherently musical. While people may be inherently storytellers, a movie isn't like storytelling in the same way that recorded music is about "playing music" (otherwise we'd be seeing Lake Wobegon XVII: Garrison Stands Up And Tells Another Story (This Time It's Personal)). The music industry formed because of a distribution problem that today is basically gone. Movie studios formed because of a talent and production resource issue that is still an issue today and will be as long as humans are involved.

Movies are also harder to make well, both from a talent perspective and a technological perspective. People can make records at home now that rival the best production available in studios, but that's not really true for movies. Even when the technology is there so that VFX made at home stand up to Lucasfilm, etc., there's still the problem that good movies require writing a good script, which (as a musician), I have to say is a lot harder than writing a song or an album. What's more, playing music is easier than acting, and as a result there are millions more great musicians than there are great actors.Most people are not inherently believable actors, and they don't practice acting in their spare time. And that's a multiplicative factor, since a great record can be recorded by one person, but how many times can you watch Castaway?

The business model and distribution for movies may have some tough times, but I think there will always be a market.

Yeah, I mean, Asteroids has no NARRATIVE. Asteroids makes DOOM look like John Steinbeck's "East of Eden!" If we're talking 30 year old video games begging to be made into movies, Space Invaders would make more sense. Now THERE'S drama. Armies of aliens advancing, wave after wave, your fortifications getting blown to bits, your weapon's ability to only have one projectile in the air at a time, it'd make a great sci-fi horror movie.

Actually, a Space Invaders flim would kind of be like Night of the Living Dead, except, instead of a farmhouse, it would be that little area at the bottom of the screen where your gun moves back and forth. This could be a double feature along with Missile Command: The Motion Picture.

As the old joke goes: "Sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight. This airplane is completely automated. Nothing can go wrong... go wrong... go wrong..."

Actually, I'm pretty sure that the owner does not need to know you are there as long as you aren't trying to conceal your presence. I think the language is actually that you must be "open and notorious" -- but they don't need to know. If they know and say you can stay, it's no longer adverse. If they know and try to evict you, I think that becomes trespassing. I believe this is part of why land owners must "walk their land" occasionally; it is about having a basic knowledge of what's happening on the property.

In fact, the whole "closing the streets once a year" example seems to me like a procedural way to make sure there are no adverse possessors. If they didn't close the streets, it's possible that someone would adversely possess property without anyone knowing. But by regularly closing the streets, they both make themselves aware of what's happening and also make it plain to any potential adverse possessors that they are not welcome.