| Respondent ID | 12170459215 |
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| End Date | 11/15/2020 4:40:38 AM |
| language | en |
| If you have previously applied to be a node please provide us with your application ID. Second-time applicants will be highly considered. You can email us at [email protected] if you don't know your application ID. | |
| City/Town | Cluj-Napoca |
| State/Province | Cluj |
| Country | Romania |
| What languages do you speak? (Please separate with commas so we can parse them) | English, Romanian |
| What is your occupation? | Software Development |
| Non-technical Role or Other (please specify) | |
| How many years experience in your field? | 8-15 |
| What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? | Master’s degree (for example: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA) |
| Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? | No |
| Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
| Node City | Cluj-Napoca |
| Node State/Province | Cluj |
| Node Country | Romania |
| For which networks have you ever operated a node? |
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| What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? | I'm not sure ATM as I haven't been part of this network but I believe that speed of the network can get even better. |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | For now, none. |
| What is the maximum upload bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 300. Upgradable to 1000. |
| What is the maximum download bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 300. Upgradable to 1000. |
| What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? | 100 |
| Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. | 0.2 USD 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?` | 70 |
| In what type of environment would this server be located? | Personal Home |
| If your server is located in your personal home, please specify the name of your Internet Service Provider (ISP). | RDS |
| If your server is located in a Datacenter, please specify the name of the company hosting it. | |
| Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? | Deployed various servers (CI/CD, automation, etc) used for development in my day to day job. |
| Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published xx network BetaNet Node specifications (found here)? | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6GHz, GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 WINDFORCE 2X 8GB GDDR6 256-bit, Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz CL16 Kingston A2000, 1TB, NVMe, M.2 |
| 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: | Not for now. |
| Why do you want to be a node? | Because this network has what I was waiting for: Speed. Besides this I want to gain more experience with other crypto besides BTC& ETH. |
| How did you originally hear about the xx network? | Word of Mouth |
| Which current xx network communities are you a member of? | |
| Are you an active member of those communities? | No |
| What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | The whitepaper is interesting, I do like the random voting idea. |
| Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | I'm more passive than active. I follow /r/Bitcoin and /r/ethereum. |
| 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. | I would be intrested in tehnical aspects: instructions for setup, etc. |
| Would you be interested in helping to lead the development of the next xx network community? | No |
| Why do you want to run a node in the xx network |
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| What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? | In distributed network all nodes are equal. In decentralized network, some node are more special that others. As with all things, I believe there should be an equilibrium that's why I prefer distributed networks. |
| 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. | As mentioned before, speed is the key point of this network. |
| 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? | People should not be tricked into sharing something that they're not aware of. This is the situation with most of the platforms this days, in a digital world you're not sure what you're sharing. So not sharing everything from the start sounds like a good option to me. |
| In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? | Hard to say. I suppose quantum computers may break encryption for existing hardware, but then you can always build a network on them... |
Great app…has my vote.
Very good form. I support you.
Great app. Random voting is indeed something that caught my eye too…
Good to go welcome.
I love the “decoy ballot” concept for voting.
specs : check, 2070
Romania : geographical diversification ftw
Bandwidth : 300 check
Personal home : check
good luck running your node!
here’s my vote
Looks good to me