Technically, but only using a distro crafted for ARMv6.

Doubling the RAM aside, switching to a modern core such as a CortexA7 would make for a faster experience and allow RPi2 to use stock debian.

Well the specs were modest for ARM SoCs even by 2012 standards. Deliberately so, given the mission to produce a $35 computer.

A rpi 2 with Broadcom's quad core Cortex-a7 SoC would still be no speed demon compared to an iPad Mini but adequate to run, say, Gnome/KDE with all the bells and whistles. (Whether they can achieve the same price envelope...)

A $35 computer will never match a 'desktop replacement', if you're used to a Corei7 workstation but should just about surpass the P4 I'm typing this on in the next iteration.

Scotland is closer to the dark side of the moon, so the Space-Nazis will bomb Edinburgh first?

Your loss.

Much of Google's software tooling relies on a JVM.

hard-coding user interface strings is a bad smell, even if you're just programming for one regional language.

If the class migrates beyond 'Hello, World!', learning best practices from an early age is a good thing, surely.

Do keep in mind that you're talking about one specific technology stack here.

Java2D has long been 3D-rendered using OpenGL or Direct3D. X.org's Glamor aims to unify 2D with OpenGL.

Where 'y' is a typographic substitute for the olde English letter thorn, I'd personally steer clear of anything named 'The Sod' :-)

Coming from a JVM background, from the familiarity p.o.v. I'd probably prefer to write web services in Scala but certainly faylang is an interesting diversion from dynamically typed compile-to-JS languages,

It was an opportunity to monetize KDE through hardware sales and Mr Seigo seems to have sunk his own savings into the venture.

Whether KDE has the resources to refocus on porting to existing devices such as Nexus, Galaxy Note and Surface Pro tablets remains to be seen.

Strange, I was thinking of buying an MS Surface Pro 3 and putting KDE on it!

Squares of prime numbers.

ssh on an android phone sounds masochistic.

Get a laptop and tether!

if Google wired up Havana with FTTP, Uncle Raul might see a rush of technological refugees from down under.

Sure blame the Floridanos but isn't the problem the agricultural sector?

Stop making fructose and ethanol from government subsidized maize.

Pay Mexican farmers a decent price for corn and you might see less 'illegals' crossing the border. Kickstart the Cuban economy by buying their sugar.

also known as the Republic of China.

Wind turbines kill birds. :)