My english sucks and it's why I don't write a lot here.
But this time, I should say : What's the problem with Nodecoin and the work of James ?
Nodecoin is "just" an Asset... like others. There is no danger for NXT. The security is always based on NXT. No change.
About the value of Nodecoin, it's simple : if nobody buy Nodecoin, the value is 0. If you think that is useful, you can buy some and it has some value. The value depends of the NXTers.
If you don't have NXT and no money to buy some, you can have some Nodecoin. But the goal of Nodecoin is to buy eventually some NXT to forge.
Message to James : continue to work. Your things are great. NXT needs your projects. Don't take attention to the haters and hear the silent majority who like your work. I'm one of them.
You're English is perfect for contributing here; participate!
You're opinion is valued (although everyone may not agree). I agree with a lot of what you posted, at least the spirit of it.
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re: nodecoin
How many of the naysayers have actually run ./nodeminer? Futzed with terminal, compiled it, did the sudo chmod tango. How many people? Show of hands please.
How many have bought or sold nodecoins on the testnet?
It's beyond cool keeping your eyes glued on your terminal, then seeing notifications pop up in wesley's client that you've just received nodecoins. It's fun. It's addictive. It's engaging. It pings that pleasure/reward center in the way a good game keeps you playing one more turn. It's brilliant (but I'm prone to hyperbole).
This gives users something to do other than wonder if Max Keiser is going to mention their coin this week. It's not passive. I think it's going to ping just the right spot with hobbyists. A lot of folks feel like they're on the outside looking in (which makes them do things they probably shouldn't do, like spend $69 on a USB ASIC that will never become profitable).
I'm buying nodecoins on the AE like I drunken sailor. I can't get enough of them. I'm using (test)NXT to buy them, btw.
Hell, make it competitive -- someone make a nodeminer leaderboard. People love competition. Spend nodecoins to bling out your avatar; spending 10k nodecoins on that rare platinum ring will drop you a few spots on the board, but your miner will have that bling nobody else has.
Negative opinions are obviously welcomed, but I think it's more useful if we start to think 'what can we do with this?' versus a constant litany of no.
If NXT = .04 and a nodecoin is about .01 NXT, a RasPi would be about 72,500 nodecoins. Run a contest, first miner to hit 100,000 nodecoins wins a RaspberryPi. One of us (me?) could do it out of pocket, marketing could generate some press with it. Is it a sustainable idea? Not really, not if end users are propping up nodecoin with their own fiat. But let's generate ideas, get creative, shoot down the lame ducks and see which ones can really fly.
Instead of 'no.'
