| Respondent ID | 12606483428 |
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| End Date | 04/26/2021 2:10:21 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 | Chennai |
| State/Province | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
| What languages do you speak? (Please separate with commas so we can parse them) | English, Tamil |
| What is your occupation? | IT |
| Non-technical Role or Other (please specify) | |
| How many years experience in your field? | 16+ |
| 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 | Chennai |
| Node State/Province | Tamil Nadu |
| Node Country | India |
| 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? | This will be my 1st |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | None, I'm well funded |
| What is the maximum upload bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | approx 23 Mbps |
| What is the maximum download bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | approx 70 Mbps |
| What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? | 90 |
| 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?` | 10 |
| 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). | Airtel |
| 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. | AWS |
| Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? | I used to work for a company which helped manage IT infra structure for large companies across the world. I'm managerial and not technical. |
| Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published xx network BetaNet Node specifications (found here)? | No |
| 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: | I will rent this via AWS infra. I will do the highest spec. CPU: High core count modern CPU with Hyperthreading Capable of meeting Multithreaded PassMark score of 15,500 or Cinebench R5 Multi Score score of 1750 Examples: AMD Ryzen 7 2700x, AMD Ryzen 5 3600x, Intel Core i9-9980HK GPU: Nvidia Turing or Tesla GPU, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 or greater RAM: 16GB DDR4 or more (an upgrade path to 32GB is recommended) I will |
| Why do you want to be a node? | I'm interested in this project and I feel David Chaum is a brilliant mind and would love to be part of this project and invest in it. |
| How did you originally hear about the xx network? | research based on my own personal research of David Chaum's work |
| Which current xx network communities are you a member of? |
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| Are you an active member of those communities? | Yes |
| What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | want to be part of David Chaum's next big project |
| Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | I'm heavily invested in XRP but not running any nodes or doing any development work on block chain though I run a team which does it during my day job |
| Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? | few Ethereum & HBAR Hedera Hashgraph conf |
| 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. | 4 to 10 posts |
| 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? | |
| 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? |
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India is great location but can you upgrade your bandwitdth? And some extra answers on the last questions?
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I like the location but need to see if you can improve your bandwidth pls.
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Agree with both comments above.
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