Orange III Node Application 12026052490, submitted on 09-28-2020

Respondent ID 12026052490
Application Date 09/28/2020 5:29:26 AM
Applicant City Smolensk
Applicant State/Province Smolensk
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 Frankfurt
Node Province
Node Country Germany
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? Bitcoin (BTC, BCH, etc), Celo, graph
What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? Less transaction fees and more transactions per second
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? 98
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. 0.3
On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator?` 50
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 had purchased servers in Hetzner before for the other projects.
Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published xx network BetaNet Node specifications (found here)? Yes (Please list specs)
Specs AMD Ryzen 3700, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSN NVMe disk drive
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? I want to patricipate at the project which have high changes to be successfull.
How did you originally hear about the xx network? Influencer Vlog
Which current xx network communities are you a member of? Telegram, Discord
What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? Security, privacy, algorithms of the blockchain
Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones?
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. No
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
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? Distributed systems are consist of the many individual independent nodes without a center
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. XX network platform will protect privacy in the Internet
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? Privacy is critical for the future of the internet because leaked information could be used against people.
In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? Quantum computers are threat to any system which using not quantum-secure algorithms.
Previous Application 11855061961

missing GPU in the HW requirements… are you willing to add at least a RTX 2070 to your Hardware?

Same questions from me…

GPU confirmation?