| Respondent ID | 12381772719 |
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| End Date | 02/04/2021 4:01:57 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 | Ialoveni |
| State/Province | |
| Country | Moldova |
| What languages do you speak? (Please separate with commas so we can parse them) | English, french, russian, romanian |
| What is your occupation? | Software Development |
| Non-technical Role or Other (please specify) | |
| How many years experience in your field? | 4-7 |
| What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? | None (Self-Taught) |
| Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? | No |
| Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
| Node City | Ialoveni |
| Node State/Province | Ialoveni |
| Node Country | Moldova |
| 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? | 1000 |
| What is the maximum download bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 1000 |
| 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. | 20$/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?` | 24 |
| In what type of environment would this server be located? | Office space |
| If your server is located in your personal home, please specify the name of your Internet Service Provider (ISP). | Moldtelecom |
| 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)? | RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8-Core 3.7 GHz, 32G RAM, 1tb evo plus 970, |
| 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 believe this project is the next step towards a decentralized internet, i see the chance to both create value and make money and would like to be part of a community that values privacy and technology as a tool for good. |
| 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? | The possibilities it creates for the transfer of xx messages in a private and decentralized manner. |
| 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. | 1 medium review per month |
| Would you be interested in helping to lead the development of the next xx network community? | Yes |
| 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? | I believe that meritocracy should be the principle for allowing some to take decisions for others as long as the some are chosen in an aleatory manner. Decentralized means that the responsibility of power falls on many changing and rarely the same points while distributed networks have a more structured and centralized authority. In a distributed model some malevolent force my corrupt or overtake the decisional apparatus while in a decentralized system that is extremely improbable. |
| 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. | Current blockchain solutions have different problems, by example XRP, a highly centralized case where a company and it's associates have all the decisional power, then we have bitcoin, a gold 2.0 way to store value it doesn't bring the true networking effects to the table as it's not as transferable as other currencies, XLM does not have the proper audience reach as the Bitcoin and again it fails. The Xx network platform offers both future (quantum) proof encryption, speed of transactions, impossibility of a middle man attack, decentralized decision taking , and the most important in my opinion a clear users first approach to a business model. |
| 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? | As Jaron Lanier wrote in the Who owns the future, the discrepancy between simple humans and the big companies grows, we are headed towards a techno oligarchy where the few (companies, states or people) will have a too great power other the many hasnots, and it isn't just about the money as much as about liberty in all it's aspects and having the right to live a private, free of authoritarian repercussions for what one thinks or communicates is essential for the future us. |
| In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? | For decentralized systems the threat is minimized thanks to the aleatory manner in which the nodes are chosen. The threat of mining faster that any other mining rig and thus imposing the blockchain records onto other nodes. |
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You seems to meet the requirements so you have my vote
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Yes for me. I hope your employer is ok with you running a node in the office! I also like your thoughtful answers to those last questions.
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I liked that you understood the project more than many participants, I vote for you)
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You have all the specs yes for me
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Yes from me. Great application.
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You have my vote, good luck; cool thing that u’r on a different internet provider in this geographical area vs former applicants 
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Good specs and clearly a good understanding around the importance of a decentralised future, has my vote.
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Thank you all for your vote of trust.