That gives some clarity, if only because it shows me I actually didn't understand the things I thought I did after all.

Karma got him.

http://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/beyond-bitcoin-5-delegates-and-forgers

At the 45:00 mark an interview with chanc3r starts on the tech side of Nxt. 

I dumped my remaining XCPs a few days ago. I'd probably keep them, but then I have to keep downloading the bitcoin blockchain all the time, which is a pain. Yeah I know there is an online secure wallet that does encryption in the browser for such lazy types as me, but I just don't trust online wallets. So i just figured no reason to keep them XCPs, if the only two ways to use them are either insecure (in my subjective mind) or inconvenient.

I'm an XCP holder, too, and I support their project. But I didn't see their comments as a full-on attack as much as a very lazy, dismissive set of remarks. They didn't do their homework and didn't think they'd have to explain their mistakes. I don't think they expected the reaction from Nxt people that they are getting. I'm going to give them a few days to see if they say anything more in response.

Bravo..!!

 

I though transparent forging was already running. How is it generating blocks now?

How is it generating blocks now? And while it is interesting, it doesn't seem a game changer to warrant your optimism.

The last I saw, CfB said TF was 50% implemented. There also won't be a point where you can say 'TF started here". I think it is made up of several elements interacting, a larger network being one of them.

Current forging is a kind of lottery, each Nxt being a ticket. Part of what decides who "wins" is the base target (%). Once transparent forging is fully implented, you will know the forging order so this will not be needed. It is just for boostrapping phase and is discussed in the second or third of BCNexts essays, IIRC.