Node Application 10670137634, submitted 2019-04-17 7:36:36

Respondent Id 10670137634
Application Date 2019-04-17 7:36:36
Application Language English
Applicant City Moscow
Applicant State/Province Moscow region
Applicant Country Russia
What languages do you speak? English, Russian, Spanish
What is your occupation? IT
How many years experience in your field? 4-7
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? Currently i'm mining Grin and baking Tezos. Also i'm cartoghrapher and local communiry manager at FOAM Protocol
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City Moscow
Node State Moscow region
Node Country Russia
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? Tezos
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) 69
What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) 99
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . 0.08$ per kw
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) 98
If you were selected to run a BetaNet node, would it run on your own hardware or be deployed to cloud-based servers? Cloud-Based Servers
In what type of environment would this server be located? Datacenter
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:
Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? No
Yes (please specify)
Why do you want to be a node? to be a part of a big project
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? No
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? People behind it
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? FOAM, Tezos
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? Crypto Games Conference 2018 in Minsk, Belarus
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? 1 post per week
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? The main difference is who make decisions = actually control the network. IMO every task needs it's own level of decentralisation and distribution. It's ok to be not so distibuted for business application networks. But it's not ok if it's the network for digital currency.
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. Speed and privacy
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? Because everybody have rights to control their own data.
Tags Individual, Russia, English