| Respondent Id | 10661283903 |
|---|---|
| Application Date | 2019-04-12 18:58:15 |
| Application Language | English |
| Applicant City | Daisy Hill |
| Applicant State/Province | Queensland |
| Applicant Country | Australia |
| What languages do you speak? | English, Polish |
| What is your occupation? | IT |
| How many years experience in your field? | 1-3 |
| 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? | Have been in the crypto space since 2013. Ran a small mining farm for a few years, invested in Ethereum ICO and from there started investing in multiple ICO's |
| Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
| Node City | Daisy Hill |
| Node State | Queensland |
| Node Country | Australia |
| For which networks Have you ever operated a node? | Bitcoin (BTC, BCH, etc), Ethereum (ETH, ETC, etc) |
| What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? | Stability inc rewards & ease of use/setup |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? | possible blackouts from weather |
| 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) | 10 |
| What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) | 95 |
| Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . | .28c |
| 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) | 50 |
| 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? | Yes (Please list specs) |
| Yes (Please list specs) | Watercooled setup, I7 3770k, 2TB raid, 32gb ram, 3 gtx titans |
| 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 love learning & adapting to new possibilities |
| How did you originally hear about Elixxir? | Bitcointalk |
| Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? | Telegram, Reddit, Discord, Facebook, Medium, Twitter |
| Are you an active member of those communities? | No |
| What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? | their way in bringing blockchain tech into mainstream |
| Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | linkpool.io for chainlink nodes |
| 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? | 3 to 4 blog posts |
| What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? | |
| 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. | |
| 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? | |
| Tags | Individual, Australia, English |