| Respondent ID | 12000932633 |
|---|---|
| Application Date | 09/18/2020 4:08:46 PM |
| Applicant City | |
| Applicant State/Province | Rio de Janeiro |
| Applicant Country | Brazil |
| What is your occupation? | Software Development |
| How many years experience in your field? | 1-3 |
| What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? | Some school up to Secondary or High School, no diploma |
| Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? | No |
| Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
| Node City | |
| Node Province | Rio de Janeiro |
| Node Country | Brazil |
| For which networks Have you ever operated a node? | Bitcoin (BTC, BCH, etc) |
| What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? | Better documentation and security around node RPC API. |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | Money in order to setup an computer instance. |
| 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. | included in aws |
| On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator?` | 19 |
| In what type of environment would this server be located? | Datacenter |
| Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? | Yes (please describe), Have been deploying btc nodes for some time in aws while keeping strict security measures. |
| Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published xx network BetaNet Node specifications (found here)? | No |
| 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: | |
| Why do you want to be a node? | Because I want to join a good engage with a good cryptocurrency / community like xx network |
| How did you originally hear about the xx network? | Discord - Tangram channel |
| Which current xx network communities are you a member of? | Discord |
| What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | Privacy |
| Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | Not anymore |
| 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. | Every week |
| Why do you want to run a node in the xx network? | To protect the privacy of political speech, To protect private personal communication around health and lifestyle issues from mass surveillance and abuse by centralized organizations, To promote quantum secure distributed systems, To earn xx coins, To help build David Chaum's vision of a decentralized world, To contribute to a promising project, To undo the centralization of the internet by big tech companies, 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? | Atrocities are done all days with "legal" and traceable money. People who want to hide to do bad things will always find a way. With xx though, by turning privacy on by default in people's life, it would reduce power of current governments and increase freedom of everyone. |
| In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? | The biggest wealth a decentralized system can give us is its credibility while keeping multiple individuals in a network. Quantum computers would destroy it really quick if they managed to achieve enough qubits. Centralized systems in other hand could be weaker, but would recover faster than decentralized systems as they have a huge support from establishment. Quantum computers are becoming a serious treat for crypto and all its attack surfaces should be hardened asap |
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Can you meet the minimum HW requirements which include a RTX 2070?
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Hi, yes. There are people who will support me and help financially regarding this.
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We need you based on your location alone. Has my vote
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