| Respondent ID | 12300651473 |
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| End Date | 01/05/2021 4:26:42 PM |
| 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 | Peterborough |
| State/Province | Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
| What languages do you speak? (Please separate with commas so we can parse them) | English |
| What is your occupation? | Non-technical Role or Other (please specify) |
| Non-technical Role or Other (please specify) | Health & Fitness instructor |
| How many years experience in your field? | 8-15 |
| 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 | Peterborough |
| Node State/Province | Ontario |
| Node Country | Canada |
| 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? | Stability of the network. Additional nodes added to the network. |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | None |
| What is the maximum upload bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 1500 GB down/up |
| What is the maximum download bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 1500 GB |
| What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? | 96 |
| Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. | .09 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?` | 50 |
| 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). | Bell Canada |
| 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. | |
| Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? | No |
| Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published xx network BetaNet Node specifications (found here)? | CPU Ryzen 3900, GPU RTX 2080 super, 32GB ram, Cosair MP600 1TB. Will need to add MP500GB if selected to run 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: | |
| Why do you want to be a node? | The technology is incredible. To help the network grow and become more stable. I follow David Chaum and love his work. |
| 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? | No |
| What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | Privacy with ensuring high speed and scalability of the network. |
| 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. | 20% of my time |
| 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? | Distributed networks usually are centralized. Whereas decentralized is not controlled by one. Individual or enterprise. Meaning no centralized control. |
| 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. | 1st its quantum resistant. 2nd It empowers individuals to participate in a new technological solution to privacy. |
| 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? | Come on looks what’s going on in the current World. Everything is centralized and controlled by Govn’ts and big corps. We the people need our privacy back! |
| In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? | Not sure what the extent of threat would be to DCS. However, from a centralized perspective: we’ve already massive amounts of hacks and information theft. Can you imagine what QTUM could do. |
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