Answering the "Unanswered" Questions of The Dark Knight Rises

This article is in response to the numerous articles that have cropped up today citing the "unanswered questions" in The Dark Knight Rises.  I've put "unanswered questions" in quotes because I want to make clear that it doesn't mean what those words normally mean.  Rather, the phrase means "I'm confused," "I wasn't paying attention," or "paint tastes yummy, what movie is this?"  More specifically, this is a direct response to the 15 Issues raised over at slashfilm.com.  You may want to read that article because I will be addressing things directly from it.  However, it is not for the easily upset.  I'm singling out /Film not because I want to pick on them but rather because I hold them in such high regard (and because they had the highest number in a day of increasingly high numbers).

Clearly, SPOILERS below.

When and how did Bane find out Batman's identity and the location of applied sciences?
-As the original article alluded to, Bane knows Bruce is Batman because Talia knows. Talia knows because Ra's & the league of shadows knew. The league wasn't destroyed in Begins. Bruce insists that Ra's was the league but as we saw, there are many more members, most of who are not accounted for at the end of Begins. So, now you have a leaderless league & a daughter filled with vengeance. Combine those & you get Talia knowing who killed her father. As for applied sciences, once you know what you're looking for, it should be easy to find. It's connected to the Wayne building after all. "Off the books" simply means the records won't reflect it but Bane & Talia know Bruce has to get his tech somewhere. Makes sense they'd look at his company. Bane has city plans & knows Wayne Enterprises is hiding something. Not hard to see where there is a massive unaccounted for space.

Blake makes Bruce as Batman.
-While Blake's explanation my not appease you, it makes sense. He's going off of a shared pain & experiences he's felt. More importantly though, is that Bruce never denies it. So Blake's hunch or belief is simply said, & then Bruce lets him off the hook. Blake doesn't know. He assumes until Bruce confirms.

Bruce is Down, Then Back Up 
-You pointed out the knee is cured by the brace but then say he never has it the rest of the movie. There is no evidence of this. He may have always had it on. Bane snapped his back. I doubt he cared about a knee brace. As for the back, look up decompression therapy. As someone with severe back problems, that looked like it would help. Don't take my word for it though. I called my doctor. He said that was the best thing they could have done. If Bruce's back wasn't broken but rather severely herniated & dislocated, decompressing for up to 3 months would get him back on his feet, especially in movies.

Why doesn't the SEC overturn Bane's fraudulent trades? 
-Because they were confirmed by finger print. If he could get them overturned, it would take a great deal of time because billions was spent. There's not just an undo button. Finger print failsafes are put in as verification. If that is done, very tough to get around.

Miranda & Bruce have some sex but they barely know each other
-Yes, because people never have sex before they get to know each other. Please.

Bruce is a street artist?
-Seeing as how that symbol help galvanizes a city, no there isn't a better use of his time. "People need dramatic events to shake them out of apathy."

Shouldn't Bruce do better background checks?
-Talia certainly had an iron clad background to check up on. As for Selina, she can pass a cursory background check. There hasn't been serious crime in Gotham in 8 years & Bruce has been in hiding for 3. He's not running any background checks. He'd be more thorough but as Bane said victory has made everyone soft. They felt safe. 8 years will do that.

Why does Bane take Bruce to the desert?
-Bane isn't taking a break from his master plan. This is the master plan. The slow knife. He also has plenty of time. He's in no rush with Gotham. It's about making Bruce suffer.

How does Bruce get back to Gotham?
-We saw Bruce survive with no resources for years at the start of Begins. He knows how to do this. Stow away on a ship or cargo plane. They aren't watching people sneak back into Gotham. They're watch that one bridge. Arguably, no one knows Gotham better than Bruce. Sneaking in would be easy.

What the deal with the prison?
-What's the deal with the prison? This is explicit. It was once a pit to simply throw the worst people in (hence why Bane was there.) Then Ra's killed everyone there as revenge. Now Bane runs it. You don't need a guard or wardens. It's a hole. Bane throws you in there. Only one person has ever escaped. Design seems fine to me. It kills hope.

Why do all the police go into the sewers?
-They knew they had the numbers. No one could anticipate that Bane would trap them down there. They planned on overwhelming Bane who had just kidnapped the Wayne board, the first major crime in 8 years. An overreaction? Maybe, but it's a massive raid on a criminal compound. You use your numbers.