Node Application 10596092636, submitted 2019-03-15 13:20:39

Respondent Id 10596092636
Application Date 2019-03-15 13:20:39
Application Language English
Applicant City dunfermline
Applicant State/Province scoptland
Applicant Country United Kingdom
What languages do you speak? english
What is your occupation? auditor
How many years experience in your field? 4-7
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? Graduated Secondary or High School, or equivalent
Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? self taught great interest in the tech and benefits for crypto and blockchain
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City dunfermline
Node State scotland
Node Country United Kingdom
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? none as of yet
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? i wish to see the potential of this tech develope forward and to be involved
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? lack of knowledge
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) 44
What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) 97
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . i dont know as in the process of changing supplier
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) 100
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? 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: yes laptop 4 gb ramlenavo 3302 lying idle
Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? No
Yes (please specify)
Why do you want to be a node? i would like top be at the forefront in development not an onlooker
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? Twitter
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? Telegram, Twitter
Are you an active member of those communities? Yes
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? all possible use cases
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)? na
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? As much as appears to be required
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? centralized is inherently controlled by a majority share in a small area, decentralized being the opposite ie, not controlled by a dominant source and more democratically spread.
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 am unable to answer this question
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? Privacy by default seems the obvious solution to the prevention of the few controlling the many.
Tags Individual, United Kingdom, English