Respondent ID | 12390098556 |
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End Date | 02/07/2021 2:25:18 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 | Seattle |
State/Province | Washington |
Country | USA |
What languages do you speak? (Please separate with commas so we can parse them) | English, Russian, 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? | Bachelor’s degree (for example: BA. BS) |
Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? | No |
Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
Node City | Seattle |
Node State/Province | Washington |
Node Country | USA |
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? | Occasional internet outages happening 2-3 times a year for ~1 day. |
What is the maximum upload bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | Currently at 6Mbps can upgrade up-to 35 Mbps |
What is the maximum download bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | Currently at 120Mbps can upgrade to 1Gbps |
What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? | 88 |
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. | $0.1326 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). | xfinity |
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)? | i9900K, 32GB Ram, EVGA Geforce RTX 3080, 2TB SDD (can upgrade to NVM-E) |
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: | 2TB SDD (can upgrade to NVM-E) |
Why do you want to be a node? | Looking to get more involved in cryptocurrencies and joining a network recommended by friends. |
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? | |
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? |
Please try to answer on last 5 questions.
SSD -NVMe- min. 1TB 500000/500000 IOPS - 4 gen. of SSD .
Network min. 100 Mbit/s downlad and upload.
When you do that you will have my vote.
You don’t seem to comply with the minimum upload bandwith, because of that its a no.
If you are able to meet the minimum requirements than I wil give you my vote.
Yep, check again about the bandwidth requirements; maybe you can connect to another ISP. Also note the legal restrictions for USA (check again on xx.network website). There is a discord channel for all of the languages that you speak And due to the fact that that combination of languages is quite specific for the country I was born in, I will guess that we are born in the same country However I’m still in my country while you are on the other side of the globe. Mult noroc in continuare/Udaci/Good luck!