| Respondent ID | 11906532952 |
|---|---|
| Application Date | 08/16/2020 1:35:00 AM |
| Application Language | English |
| Applicant City | London |
| Applicant State/Province | Middlesex |
| Applicant Country | UK |
| What languages do you speak? | English, Russian |
| What is your occupation? | Software Development |
| How many years experience in your field? | 16+ |
| What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? | Master’s degree (for example: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA) |
| Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? | Yes |
| Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
| Node City | London |
| Node Province | |
| Node Country | UK |
| For which networks Have you ever operated a node? | THETA |
| What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? | Stability |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | Possible network outage If any, but was pretty good in recent years |
| What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? | 99 |
| Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. | £0.12/kWatt |
| On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator?` | 45 |
| What is the maximum upload bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 150 Mb |
| What is the maximum download bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 250 Mb |
| 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), Installed “pizza” servers for collocated hosting |
| Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published xx network BetaNet Node specifications (found here)? | Yes (Please list specs) |
| Specs | AMD Ryzen 7, Nvidia GeForce RTX, high speed SSD |
| Why do you want to be a node? | want to make an impact on the exciting project and be part of it |
| How did you originally hear about the xx network? | Telegram |
| Which current xx network communities are you a member of? | Twitter, Telegram, Facebook, LinkedIn |
| Are you an active member of those communities? | Yes |
| What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | Large scale, potentiel growth, technology as a whole |
| Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | Theta |
| Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? | Webinars mostly |
| Do you have past experience managing communities or creating content to be distributed across social media? Please enter details for all with which you are comfortable or have experience: | Instructional video content: Video presentations with screen casts |
| As part of growing the xx network community, are you willing to create content as part of operating an xx network 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. | Weekly |
| Would you be interested in helping to lead the development of the next xx network community? | Yes |
| Why do you want to run a node in the xx network? | To promote quantum secure distributed systems, To earn xx coins, To contribute to a promising project, To undo the centralization of the internet by big tech companies, To help build true digital cash to fuel a decentralized economy, To reverse the political centralization of legal, police, and military organizations which favor the wealthy and powerful |
| What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? | Decentralised can’t be controlled |
| As best as you can given currently available information, please describe the value proposition of the xx network platform and how it differs from other current blockchain solutions. | |
| Privacy by Default is a goal of the xx network Platform. In your opinion, why is Privacy by Default critical for the future of the internet? | |
| In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? |
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ok for me ;=)
Has my vote
Congrats on making it through selection 