Violet Node Application 11634440460, submitted on 05-25-2020

Respondent ID 11634440460
Application Date 05/25/2020 07:34:10 PM
Applicant City Tomsk
Applicant State/Province Tomsk region
Applicant Country Russia
What languages do you speak? Russian, English
What is your occupation? Full-Time Node Operator
How many years experience in your field? 1-3
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 Tomsk
Node Province Tomsk region
Node Country Russia
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? Ethereum (ETH, ETC, etc)
What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? Less bugs and stable network
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? 98
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. 0,05 USD/kilowatt-hour
On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator?` 100
Connection speed 10000Mbps
In what type of environment would this server be located? Datacenter
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)? No
Specs
Why do you want to be a node? Firstly, i like the XX network idea, believe in growth potential and mass adoption. And want to be a part of this solid project.
How did you originally hear about the xx network? Twitter
Which current xx network communities are you a member of? Twitter, Telegram
Are you an active member of those communities? Yes
What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? Interpretation of exchange value without revealing "metadata" by xx network.
Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? ICODrops, Harmony, NEAR Protocol, Solana, NuCypher, KEEP Netwprk, etc.
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? Online only
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: Group messaging curation: My own private Telegram community group
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. As long as it takes
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? To protect the privacy of political speech, To protect private personal communication around health and lifestyle issues from mass surveillance and abuse by centralized organizations, To promote quantum secure distributed systems, To earn xx coins, To help build David Chaum's vision of a decentralized world, To contribute to a promising project, To undo the centralization of the internet by big tech companies, 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? Centralization and decentralization refer to levels of control. Distribution refers to differences of location.
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. Exchange value without revealing "metadata".
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 is a key part of human freedom.
In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? Only the user's wallet can be problematic and vulnerable. This is due to the fact that in the foreseeable future, the capacity of a quantum computer may be enough to hack 64-digit private keys, and this is the only hypothetically real possibility for any threat from quantum computing.
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Application worth considering.

Couldn’t it be personal rather than a data center?