Node Application 10661903344, submitted 2019-04-13 7:06:44

Respondent Id 10661903344
Application Date 2019-04-13 7:06:44
Application Language English
Applicant City Lipetsk
Applicant State/Province Lipetskaya
Applicant Country Russia
What languages do you speak? Russian, 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 went to the crypt in September 2016. I was engaged in mining. Then in April 2017 he actively invested and studied ICO. A little later he became an active participant and analyst in a small community (https://norn.community/start2/). At the end of 2017 he was engaged in masternodes (ZenCash, ALQO, TNT & etc). I didn't leave the crypt even during the downtrend
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City Lipetsk
Node State Lipetskaya
Node Country Russia
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? Bitcoin (BTC, BCH, etc), Tezos, ALQO, ZenNode, TNT, NKN, QuarkChain
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? Absence 2070 GPU
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) 23
What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) 96
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . 0,02$
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) 90
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? 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) 1 server, only without 2070 GPU (RX570 installed)
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) DO, Aruba, Vultr
Why do you want to be a node? Interesting participation in the project ecosystem
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? Telegram
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? Telegram, Discord, Twitter
Are you an active member of those communities? Yes
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform?
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? Norn Fund, Singular Tigers, ICO Drops
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)?
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.
If yes, how much content on a monthly basis?
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? distributed networks are not fully decentralized
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? Goverment and corporations should not control our lives. A person should have the right to choose and freedom of action.
Tags Individual, Russia, English
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Hello!

This is my application for the node operator. I have experience with TNT, ALQO, ZEN, NKN, QuarkChain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Lightning network nodes. There is experience in working with cloud servers, and there is also 1 physical server available.

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Hello @averonix. Glad that you finally found your application ))

You were one of the first persons who told me about Elixxir so i surely give my vote for you!

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I am glad that @Averonix joined the project. He has a lot of experience and this will benefit the project. I give my vote for him.

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Good luck @averonix !

We should start seeing some decisions today.

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glad to see my friend and just a good person here!
very advanced and experienced member of the crypto community. active in many groups associated with the blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Dmitry can always help, never fail, which I learned from personal experience. thank you very much!):grinning:
definitely worthy to be the owner of the node and become part of elixxir!

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