Node Application 10566620630, submitted 2019-03-03 0:32:24

Respondent Id 10566620630
Application Date 2019-03-03 0:32:24
Application Language English
Applicant City Edgewood
Applicant State/Province Washington
Applicant Country United States
What languages do you speak? English
What is your occupation? Supply Chain
How many years experience in your field? 8-15
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? Bachelor’s degree (for example: BA. BS)
Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any?
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City Edgewood
Node State Washington
Node Country United States
For which networks Have you ever operated a node?
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? Never supported a node
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? Cost of equipment, lack of technical experience
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) 40
What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) 50
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . 9.85 ¢ per kilowatt hour
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) 10
If you were selected to run a BetaNet node, would it run on your own hardware or be deployed to cloud-based servers? Hardware
In what type of environment would this server be located? Personal Home
Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? No
Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published Elixxir BetaNet node specifications? No
Yes (Please list specs)
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: No
Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? No
Yes (please specify)
Why do you want to be a node? I wish to be involved in activity that supports the expansion of human freedom
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? Twitter
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? Telegram, Medium, Twitter
Are you an active member of those communities? No
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? David Chaum and his work
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? No
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? No
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. Yes (how much content on a monthly basis?)
If yes, how much content on a monthly basis? Whatever I can
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? Decentralization is a necessary tool, but shouldn't be dogma.
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. I have no idea.
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? Personal privacy is the bedrock of all human rights.
Tags Individual, United States, English
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I’ll take the unorthodox approach of advocating for myself. I come with little technical expertise but an eagerness and confidence in learning. I am of the OG (original generation) that saw the personal computer transform the way we live and work. We have made a bit of a devil’s bargain for convenience, and now see erosion of fundamental human rights, such as association and dismantling of protections against unwanted intrusion. I would like to be a party to stemming that tide. Thanks for listening.

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You have my vote