RE: Can I get some Java with the Raspberry Pi?
Absolutely.
See here:
http://www.drdobbs.com/jvm/java-apps-on-the-raspberry-pi/240155309
TITLE: Java Apps on the Raspberry Pi
There is in fact, an Open Source project to provide a friendly object-oriented I/O API and implementation libraries for Java Programmers to access the full I/O capabilities of the Raspberry Pi platform. This project abstracts the low-level native integration and interrupt monitoring to enable Java programmers to focus on implementing their application business logic.
See here:
Thank you, S&F!