Respondent ID | 12002170538 |
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Application Date | 09/21/2020 12:27:21 PM |
Applicant City | Moscow |
Applicant State/Province | |
Applicant Country | Russia |
What is your occupation? | IT |
How many years experience in your field? | 4-7 |
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 | Moscow |
Node Province | |
Node Country | Russia |
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? | Ethereum (ETH, ETC, etc), Nucypher, Near, Keep, Coda protocol, Certik, Kusama, The Graph |
What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? | Detailed documentation |
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | Internet interruptions, scheduled maintenance |
What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? | 90 |
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. | $ 6.55 per month |
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 have extensive experience in renting servers on various hosting: Vultr, Hetzner, OVH |
Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published xx network BetaNet Node specifications (found here)? | Yes (Please list specs) |
Specs | GPU: NVidia GeForce RTX 2060 CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 RAM 16 Gb SSD 512 Gb In the future, I can improve the characteristics of the node |
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: | Yes, you will most likely have to buy an SSD And in the future it is possible to improve the CPU |
Why do you want to be a node? | I like the project I also like to deal with nodes, I do it for fun |
How did you originally hear about the xx network? | Telegram |
Which current xx network communities are you a member of? | Twitter, BetaNet Forum |
What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | The network is interesting Structure and interaction model Often there is no real decentralization in blockchains, and almost all validators are hosted, in almost the same geographic location |
Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | Kusama DropsTech |
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? | Nope |
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 or 2 articles or videos per month |
Why do you want to run a node in the xx network? | 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 help build David Chaum's vision of a decentralized world, To undo the centralization of the internet by big tech companies, To help build true digital cash to fuel a decentralized economy |
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? | as I understand it, in a decentralized network, all nodes are independent of each other in a distributed network, nodes are distributed geographically from each other |
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. | It is an advanced system geographically distributed with a developed community and a well-known leader) |
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? | confidentiality I think is very important Since all the basic principles of blockchain are based on data privacy This protects users from outside interference |
In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? | Quantum computers pose a great threat to all systems But as of now and in the near future, such a threat is not foreseen. |
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Can you upgrade your 2060 with a 2070?
Hello
Yes, of course, I can upgrade my GPU to 2070
You have my vote if you upgrade your GPU to a 2070 congrats
Thank you
This node server will be located at home and connected to ISP “MGTS”.
Glad to hear you will run from home. Has my vote.
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