| Respondent ID | 12690291804 |
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| End Date | 05/26/2021 10:10:10 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 | Voorthuizen |
| State/Province | Gelderland |
| Country | Netherlands |
| What languages do you speak? (Please separate with commas so we can parse them) | Dutch English |
| What is your occupation? | Non-technical Role or Other (please specify) |
| Non-technical Role or Other (please specify) | student marketing |
| How many years experience in your field? | 1-3 |
| 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 | Voorthuizen |
| Node State/Province | Gelderland |
| Node Country | Netherlands |
| 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? | |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | there are no setbacks for me |
| What is the maximum upload bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 500 |
| What is the maximum download bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 500 |
| What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? | 95 |
| Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. | 0,23 |
| On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator?` | 5 |
| In what type of environment would this server be located? | Datacenter |
| If your server is located in your personal home, please specify the name of your Internet Service Provider (ISP). | |
| 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. | SIT |
| 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)? | When i'm chosen to be a node runner i will buy a complete Tower that meet the specifications. |
| 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 i don't |
| Why do you want to be a node? | to earn some coins and to be a part off a save messenger |
| 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? | Privacy and its a product that everybody needs. When i look at the college, everybody has a phone in there hands. I don't understand there non privacy issues |
| 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)? | not yet |
| 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 |
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| What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? | 1. The World 2. Privacy true Decentralized future is the only way to stop megalomaniac Company's that control things by shouting stuff and selling/buying you as a project |
| 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. | There is no other project out there that can bring this value for humanity. I don't believe David Chaum is doing this for money but for freedom Democracy |
| 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? | Because the internet and applications, news,likes,tweets are build to addict your dopamine for the brain. By privacy on the internet the metadata can't addict you to do/buy/talk/radicalization to fake news. |
| In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? | 1. It depends on the system and how many nodes it have, i think 2. easy its all on 1 location |
Motivation seems fine to me.
Just need to understand the datacenter setup: Please explain what you plan to do.
Colocation at SIT? But you will also buy a tower. Sure you can place a tower at SIT?
Agreed, clarification on your hardware intentions would be great.
data center is not really a good choice. However, try to explain what its advantage is and what the specs are
Mention specs. It’s important