Orange VII Node Application 12329114034

Respondent ID 12329114034
End Date 01/16/2021 2:20:47 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. 12127442235
City/Town Krasnodar
State/Province Krasnodar
Country Russia
What languages do you speak? (Please separate with commas so we can parse them) Russian, English
What is your occupation? Non-technical Role or Other (please specify)
Non-technical Role or Other (please specify) economist
How many years experience in your field? 4-7
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? Some college
Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? No
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City Krasnodar
Node State/Province Krasnodar
Node Country Russia
For which networks have you ever operated a node?
  • Other (please specify): AVAX, plasm, bitfrost, AKT, stx
What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? stable network, good support
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? nothing
What is the maximum upload bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? 200
What is the maximum download bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? 400
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. 10$/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
If your server is located in your personal home, please specify the name of your Internet Service Provider (ISP). beeline
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)? SSD 1TB - M.2 NVMe, 16GB DDR4 RAM, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070, AMD Ryzen 5 3600x
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 be part of xx, help David Chaum, he is cool man
How did you originally hear about the xx network? Twitter
Which current xx network communities are you a member of?
  • Twitter
  • Telegram
  • Discord
Are you an active member of those communities? No
What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? security, privacy, decentralisation
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.
    Would you be interested in helping to lead the development of the next xx network community?
    Why do you want to run a node in the xx network
    • To protect the privacy of political speech
    • 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 earn xx coins
    • To help build David Chaum's vision of a decentralized world
    • To contribute to a promising project
    • To undo the centralization of the internet by big tech companies
    • To help build true digital cash to fuel a decentralized economy
    • To reverse the political centralization of legal, police, and military organizations which favor the wealthy and powerful
    What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? Decentralized means that there is no single point where the decision is made whereas distributed networks can be controled by a set of entities onIy
    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's about people to control their personal information and advertising not dominate
    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? internet is slowly and steadily monopolized and Privacy by Default would give us a fighting chance to level the playing field
    In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? No. The better decentralization is built,the better for the community
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    Good application. I say yes.

    Looks like meets requirements. Have my vote.

    I support you. Be with us for trust, peace and success. :slight_smile:

    https://dashboard.xx.network/nodes/M5ICy56BTh3UHqKP1edE09XMJr4MFkyMXpSz-xBsjQMC

    Whatever you’re running right now is not what you said you would be.

    No GPU

    ERROR 2021/04/09 09:08:45 Couldn’t initialize GPU. Falling back to CPU math.

    Not a AMD Ryzen 5 3600x.

    GraphGen:{minInputSize:4 defaultNumTh:8 outputSize:4 outputThreshold:0}

    Not residential.

    ISP: IKOULA

    Take it offline and fix it or be banned.

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