If you're wondering what happens to the comment numbers on many of today's posts, you can find Blogmeister Ryan's explanation here. Basically, it sounds like the techs have given the software a bit of an enema to make things go faster and that resulted in goose eggs instead of actual comment counts for several threads. But the payoff seems good. Meanwhile, some of the stories that are making the news this evening include: GM plans to shut most plants for up to 9 weeks this summer here. Study: Painkillers can't block Alzheimers here. And the Wild Card returns to the table ...