| Respondent Id |
10555217584 |
| Application Date |
2019-02-26 2:20:28 |
| Application Language |
English |
| Applicant City |
Kiev |
| Applicant State/Province |
Kiev |
| Applicant Country |
Ukraine |
| What languages do you speak? |
Russian, Ukrainian, English |
| What is your occupation? |
IT |
| How many years experience in your field? |
8-15 |
| What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? |
Master’s degree (for example: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA) |
| Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? |
i'm in crypto since 2012, i don't know where to start. i know bitcoind source, i know blockchain, mining since GPUs, i know UTXOs, key derivation, script hashes and everything in between. |
| Are you an individual or a group? |
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| Node City |
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| Node State |
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| Node Country |
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| For which networks Have you ever operated a node? |
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| What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? |
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| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? |
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| What is a reasonable maximum connection speed on which you could operate a BetaNet node in your geographic region? (Where 0 = 10 Megabits/second, and 100 = 10 Gigabits/second) |
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| What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) |
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| Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . |
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| On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator? (Where 0 = 1 hour/month, and 100 = 20 hours/month) |
67 |
| If you were selected to run a BetaNet node, would it run on your own hardware or be deployed to cloud-based servers? |
Both |
| In what type of environment would this server be located? |
Personal Home |
| Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? |
Yes (please describe) |
| Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published Elixxir BetaNet node specifications? |
Yes (Please list specs) |
| Yes (Please list specs) |
i have half a dozen of motherboards, plenty of DDR DIMMs i'll figure something out. you name it. |
| Do you have hardware you would like to use but does not meet the stated BetaNet node specs? If so, please provide specs on that hardware below: |
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| Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? |
Yes (please specify) |
| Yes (please specify) |
as i have told it's not a problem to rent a datacenter rack in Kiev |
| Why do you want to be a node? |
i'm kind of bored of current state in crypto. so i'm willing to see some game changing tech. |
| How did you originally hear about Elixxir? |
Reddit |
| Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? |
Telegram |
| Are you an active member of those communities? |
No |
| What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? |
recognized name behind it. i'm sure David has something new to offer us all. |
| Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? |
not really |
| Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? |
not really, watched some vids, but i don't like that empty talk |
| As part of growing the Elixxir community, are you willing to create content as part of operating an Elixxir BetaNet node? Examples would be node setup & on-boarding review vlog post, bi-weekly twitter update, medium review of on-going node operational process, etc. |
No |
| If yes, how much content on a monthly basis? |
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| What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? |
decentralized is something between distributed and centralized. truly distributed seems impossible to me, since everyone is tied to one software. |
| As best as you can given currently available information, please describe the value proposition of the Elixxir platform and how it differs from other current blockchain solutions. |
anonymity seems to be the key selling point. |
| Privacy by Default is a goal of the Elixxir Platform. In your opinion, why is Privacy by Default critical for the future of the internet? |
that would be interesting to see. given that tor/non-tracking search engines are still a rare beast from users perspective, i don't know... |
| Tags |
English |