Respondent ID | 11626968754 |
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Application Date | 05/22/2020 10:35:47 AM |
Applicant City | London |
Applicant State/Province | |
Applicant Country | United Kingdom |
What languages do you speak? | English,Dutch,French,Japanese |
What is your occupation? | Software Development |
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 | London |
Node Province | London |
Node Country | United Kingdom |
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? | Bitcoin (BTC, BCH, etc) |
What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? | Better built in analytics. |
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | None. |
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. | 13 pc per KWh + VAT - machine perhaps 1KW? |
On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator?` | 8 |
Connection speed | 400Mbps |
In what type of environment would this server be located? | Personal Home |
Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? | I use AWS and have previously used bare metal servers. I worked 10 years in a company providing services to data centers (www.futurefacilities.com) |
Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published xx network BetaNet Node specifications (found here)? | No |
Specs | |
Why do you want to be a node? | I am excited about the xx network project and the people behind it and feel I missed out a bit with bitcoin. This time I want to get involved from the beginning. |
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? | it addresses many of the shortcomings in bitcoin |
Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | C++, linux, Wt, open source software, github, gitlab |
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? | I attended some conferences in London. |
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? | To promote quantum secure distributed systems, To earn xx coins, To help build David Chaum's vision of a decentralized world, To help build true digital cash to fuel a decentralized economy, To reverse the political centralization of legal, police, and military organizations which favor the wealthy and powerful |
Other Reasons | |
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? | Privacy should be respected, and hence should by default be expected. |
In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? | Quantum computing will potentially be able to decrypt existing encryption protocols used by other crypto currencies. |
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Strong applicant, even if the application was not fully completed.