Respondent ID | 12560423934 |
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End Date | 04/08/2021 9:41:53 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 | Ottawa |
State/Province | Ontario |
Country | Canada |
What languages do you speak? (Please separate with commas so we can parse them) | English, French, Russian |
What is your occupation? | IT |
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? | Master’s degree (for example: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA) |
Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? | No |
Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
Node City | Ottawa |
Node State/Province | Ontario |
Node Country | Canada |
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? | None |
What is the maximum upload bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 300 Mbps |
What is the maximum download bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 1 Gbps |
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. | 10 cents per kw |
On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator?` | 60 |
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 |
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. | N/A |
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)? | Intel i9-10980XE, Gigabyte X299X AORUS Designare, NVIDIA RTX 2080, 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 SSD 2TB, F4-3600C16Q-32GTRS |
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: | No |
Why do you want to be a node? | Being involved in digital currency, I see great potential in xx network. Would like to get involved at the ground level. |
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? | I like the privacy and the independence from government control of the platform. |
Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | No |
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? | Blockchain Conference Moscow |
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: |
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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? | 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? | The main difference in the system is how the information is shared and the decisions are made. In decentralized network every node is independent and makes it's own decision, while in a distributed system the processing is shared, but the decision making can be centrally controlled. |
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. | xx network aims to solve many issues currently facing other blockchain platforms, such as centralization, security, privacy of data etc. |
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 todays reality governments are trying to control the behavior of individual internet users, large corporations are aiding them in this. To achieve true privacy from government or large corporation control takes a significant dedication of resources. We need to move away from this in the future, and xx network is a step in the right direction. |
In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? | Quantum computers pose a threat to all current encryption algorithms, so no system or information in theory is secure with the development of these systems. New methods need to be developed to counteract the threat of quantum computing |
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