| Respondent ID | 12297694543 |
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| End Date | 01/06/2021 8:57:17 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 | Exeter |
| State/Province | Devon |
| Country | UK |
| What languages do you speak? (Please separate with commas so we can parse them) | English |
| What is your occupation? | IT |
| Non-technical Role or Other (please specify) | |
| How many years experience in your field? | 16+ |
| What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? | Associates degree (for example: AA, AS) |
| Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? | No |
| Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
| Node City | Milton Keynes |
| Node State/Province | Buckinghamshire |
| Node Country | UK |
| For which networks have you ever operated a node? | |
| 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 the maximum upload bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 1Gb |
| What is the maximum download bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 1Gb |
| 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. | 10p / 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?` | 80 |
| In what type of environment would this server be located? | Datacenter |
| If your server is located in your personal home, please specify the name of your Internet Service Provider (ISP). | |
| If your server is located in a Datacenter, please specify the name of the company hosting it. Nodes will not be allowed to run on Hetzner. If you do, you will not receive compensation. | Pulsant |
| Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? | Run a server hosting business |
| Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published xx network BetaNet Node specifications (found here)? | Zen 3 CPU, RTX 2000/3000 series GPU, m.2/PCIe SSD |
| 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: | rooms full of old hardware... |
| Why do you want to be a node? | interested in supporting and contributing to this project |
| How did you originally hear about the xx network? | Word of Mouth |
| Which current xx network communities are you a member of? |
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| Are you an active member of those communities? | Yes |
| What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | architecture and leading implementation |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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? |
The application will be acceptable if you answer the last 5 questions instead of leaving them blank and in a way that shows good understanding.
Please provide extra answers
Why do you want to run a node in the xx network - because Its a cool project that ticks a lot of leading edge boxes in terms of implementation.
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? - I’m still figuring out where I sit on that spectrum… Decentralised networks don’t have the bottleneck issues of 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. - The main difference is its scale and implementation being decentralised in theory it shouldn’t have the same bottlenecks…
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? - because lack of privacy could be its downfall if we are not careful… because too much control or control in the wrong hands is too much power.
In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? - Computing power is always evolving, what threat there is now? what threat there may be in the future? It will always be a cat and mouse game…
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Thanks for giving extra info! 
Oh my god, another data center? worrying?! joke joke. 
not every data center is the same. the technical team follows these issues carefully. heed the warnings. stay with us. I wish you a safe future.
Looks like a decent amount of user experience and hardware available
With the extra answers it looks like a good application. it would be good to have another in the UK