Links for Monday July 4^th, 2011

• Jon Stewart vs. Jay Leno: Networks spar over who’s No. 1: The fact that we're having this debate in the first place shows just how weak the Leno show is.

• WWDC 2011 (and xlang): Some good stuff from Jesper on this year's WWDC. I have been blown away by the talks I have seen so far. And ARC, in particular, looks like an amazing result of Apple's sustained investement in compiler technology.

• Why I'm Rooting For Google+: Fred Wilson on why we need more competition in the social software space. Sounds good to me.