More on Ripple vs. Nxt
When people here tell me to STFU about comparing Ripple's features to Nxt's it reminds me of a theoretical Burger King R&D Manager testing new product but shouting at their staff to stop comparing the new french fry recipe to McDonalds fries, and stop bringing up how McDonald's fries don't don't turn your teeth green and don't cost $5 more per order to manufacture.
If you don't want people to compare them, then come up with new ideas that haven't already been done by Ripple already, or at least do those things better. I am seeing neither thing happen.
Just some quick thoughts:
Nxt criticism and comparisons are fair and necessary.
Having to walk over the corpse of a horse that has been flogged, page after page, doesn't mean I want to shut down your ability flog that horse. It just takes on the tincture of monomania, the eyes gloss over, and the user's posts go from being read, to having a cursory glance, to finally be scrolled past without a look. That's me. Maybe someone else here may find it helpful, but the Ripple repetition starts to lose relevance after it bears resemblance to a skipping record.
A Nxt vs. Ripple comparison is fair. If it bears repeating, ad nauseum, it may deserve its own thread.
New ideas? Do things better? Not seeing progress? What're you doing this week to build upon Nxt?
I think it's elitist to tell users 'what're you doing to improve Nxt?' People should be able to offer constructive criticism without having to lift a finger. But it's also grating to have people sit in the bleachers complaining about the team on the field.
Complain and offer solutions, complain with no solutions, get involved, lurk, leave, dump, hold... it's up to us.
Your offer for Java head-hunting was definitely appreciated.