Node Application 10675025672, submitted 2019-04-19 6:08:36

Respondent Id 10675025672
Application Date 2019-04-19 6:08:36
Application Language English
Applicant City New City
Applicant State/Province NY
Applicant Country United States
What languages do you speak? English
What is your occupation? Medical
How many years experience in your field? 16+
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? Professional degree beyond bachelor’s degree (for example: MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD)
Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? Investor 2 yrs
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City New city
Node State N.Y.
Node Country United States
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? substratum
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? don't know yet
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? time needed to monitor
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) 42
What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) 90
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . 0.0569 per kWh
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? 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) not sure, if needed I can buy server
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: don't know
Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? No
Yes (please specify)
Why do you want to be a node? I like idea of lending platform with ethic of rewards for paying on time. Also like being early investor
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? Telegram
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? Telegram
Are you an active member of those communities? Yes
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? investment
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? private.. cindicator options trading group invited by admin to test trading strategy cindicator on telegram
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? depends on amount of time needed as I am running a medical practice
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? am in favor of decentralized networks, more robust and private
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. potential high value...just my gut
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? don't want to be controlled by ever more powerful corporations
Tags Individual, United States, English