Node Application 10620675332, submitted 2019-03-26 16:13:48

Respondent Id 10620675332
Application Date 2019-03-26 16:13:48
Application Language English
Applicant City Austin
Applicant State/Province TX
Applicant Country United States
What languages do you speak? English
What is your occupation? IT
How many years experience in your field? 16+
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? Some college
Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? CTO of crypto hedge fund. IT manager of mining operation. Active trader, node operator, developer if rasp pi crypto products
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City Austin
Node State TX
Node Country United States
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? Bitcoin (BTC, BCH, etc), Monero, Zen, DASH
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported?
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node?
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) 64
What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) 100
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . 0.08
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) 51
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? Datacenter
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) 64 core 512g ram discrete graphics 10TB raid storage
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:
Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? Yes (please specify)
Yes (please specify) I've used 1000s if cloud based servers and virtual machines
Why do you want to be a node? I love the project so far and I like being an early adopter and support new networks with nodes and mining
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? I stay on top of all crypto news and trends. I also follows whatever David does
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? Discord
Are you an active member of those communities? Yes
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? Privacy, speed, scalability
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? Zen, Wire, Euno
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? 10
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? Decentralized operates regardless of a central authority. Centralized depend on authority nodes managed by the chain originator. I mean towards decentralized but don't agree with mob rules
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 think (on paper) it has the best chance of quantum resistance, speed and scalability, and privacy all in one project
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? Without privacy by default, networks are opened up to big data analytics and monitoring. Privacy needs to be at every level
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