| Respondent ID | 12001831969 |
|---|---|
| Application Date | 09/19/2020 5:22:02 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? | Professional degree beyond bachelor’s degree (for example: MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD) |
| Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? | No |
| Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
| Node City | Cheney |
| Node Province | Kansas |
| Node Country | USA |
| For which networks Have you ever operated a node? | Ethereum (ETH, ETC, etc), Elrond, Harmony, Coda, Avalanche, Graph, Certik |
| What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? | |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | |
| 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. | 13.31 cents 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?` | 85 |
| 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), I use dedicated servers in several datacenters in USA, Germany and Finland |
| Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published xx network BetaNet Node specifications (found here)? | Yes (Please list specs) |
| Specs | Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900K CPU @ 3.60GHz 16Cores, 128GB DDR4, 4TB NVMe |
| 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? | Improve my technical literacy by participating as an operator in the testnet and learning various specific nuances. In case of successful participation, I hope to also participate in the mainnet |
| How did you originally hear about the xx network? | Telegram |
| Which current xx network communities are you a member of? | Twitter, Telegram, Discord |
| What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | |
| Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | Graph protocol, Coda, Elrond, Avalanche, Certik, Keep |
| Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? | |
| 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. | 1-2 article per month |
| 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 |
| 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? |
does not fullfill HW requirements
Missed GPU: NVIDIA QUADRO RTX 4000 8 ГБ GDDR6.
And missed answer for: If your server is located in a Datacenter, please specify the name of the company hosting it - Reliablesite
Glad to hear that you will host in the USA. The NA needs more nodes! Has my vote.
Thanks for your support!
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Great to see that you will host in NA. Has my vote.