| Respondent ID | 12750728448 |
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| End Date | 06/17/2021 4:57:29 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 | Wegrzce |
| State/Province | Wegrzce |
| Country | Poland |
| What languages do you speak? (Please separate with commas so we can parse them) | English, Polish |
| 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? | 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 | Wegrzce |
| Node State/Province | |
| Node Country | Poland |
| 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? | I'd like to participate in a protocol which does not require staking or heavy investments into hardware. Ideally to be an easy to run the node at home location. |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | Hardware failure or extensive power outage |
| What is the maximum upload bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 100 mbps right now, but I'm working on upgrade. |
| What is the maximum download bandwidth in megabits per second your node can provide? | 100 mbps right now, but I'm working on upgrade. |
| What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? | 99 |
| Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. | $0.20/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?` | 20 |
| 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). | Backspace |
| 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? | Worked as: Server hardware assembly technician in IBM. In previous position I worked as Field engineer |
| 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: | Ryzen 7 3900x/32Gbps RAM/RTX3070/1Tb Samsung 980 NV |
| Why do you want to be a node? | I'd like to participate in a different kind of blockchain developed and run by scientists and engineers. |
| 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 project is very different from other L1 chains and it's led by true enthusiasts. I believe in its great potential to influence the entire blockchain industry. I'm proficient in Python and interested to try developing something in the crypto space. |
| 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)? | No |
| 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 |
| 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 PoS blockchains are more distributed than decentralised because of a high staking requirements to promote running validator nodes. I believe the PoW protocols are dead end due to a high energy costs and environmental impact. |
| 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. | Unique XX points: Fully decentralised way for running validator nodes Delivering free public messaging application with the network, Strong cryptographical base, Full transactional privacy |
| 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? | Governments, hi tech companies and many of power groups have been trying very hard to bring the Internet under their control and control a public opinions on social media. Full privacy would make these efforts much more difficult or even impossible. |
| In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? | Centralised system cryptography using PKI is very vulnerable to QC due to the direct point of attack on the public key. Decentralised systems lack this common point. |
If you can upgrade a little the bandwidth else ok 
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Looks good…