Does this look like a good curriculum?

I've been learning java for about 2 months now, and a friend recommended this series to me. They said that it was important to watch before getting to far into any language before bad habits are set in. Has anybody here also heard of and/or seen this series? Can have a look at the description of the classes and let me know if if the curriculum looks good? Thanks!

http://www.extension.harvard.edu/open-learning-initiative/introduction-computer-science

Here are some reasons why Java is shit in case you really don't know (and if you don't know, you have never tried any other programming language):

1) It's slow as hell
2) It takes up fuckloads of memory
3) It leaks memory
4) The syntax is horrible (class class class class class class class class class)
5) It does not make you look like a 1337 h4x0r
6) You can make web apps with it? Even Flash is better (still shit)
7) It's better to not have it installed in your browser because exploits everywhere
8) It's annoying and gay
9) It makes me feel hungry

The list is not exhaustive.