| Respondent ID | 11911350703 |
|---|---|
| Application Date | 09/28/2020 6:47:47 AM |
| Applicant City | Saint Petersburg |
| Applicant State/Province | Saint Petersburg |
| Applicant Country | Russia |
| What is your occupation? | Full-Time Node Operator |
| How many years experience in your field? | 1-3 |
| What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? | Some college |
| Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? | No |
| Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
| Node City | Saint-Petersburg |
| Node Province | Saint-Petersburg |
| Node Country | Russia |
| For which networks Have you ever operated a node? | nucypher, near, graph, solana, stafi, akash, certik, avax, keep |
| What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? | I want good manual and community, as I know you have good positions in both |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | No setbacks (potential death or disease imb) |
| What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? | 92 |
| Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. | ~0,1 usd |
| On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator?` | 100 |
| 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), I buy some servers for filecoin node |
| 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 3700X Octa-Core, 2 x 1 TB NVMe SSD (software-RAID 1), 64 GB of DDR4 ECC RAM |
| 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 |
| Why do you want to be a node? | I run and hold nodes of every project I like, So xx-network one of this |
| How did you originally hear about the xx network? | Telegram |
| Which current xx network communities are you a member of? | Telegram |
| What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | persons behind the project |
| Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | coda, nucypher, graph, certik, stafi, keep, solana, near |
| Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? | no |
| 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: | |
| 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. | twitter, telegram chats discussions |
| Why do you want to run a node in the xx network? | To earn xx coins, To help build David Chaum's vision of a decentralized world, To contribute to a promising project, 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? | |
| 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? |
You are missing the GPU in your Hardware specifications, are you willing to add the GPU to your server (RTX GPU)?
Can you add a GPU?