Violet Node Application 11649335998, submitted on 05-29-2020

Respondent ID 11649335998
Application Date 05/29/2020 5:01:51 PM
Applicant City Toronto
Applicant State/Province Ontario
Applicant Country Canada
What is your occupation? Active investor (Reals estate, stocks , crypto’s, etc.0 & crypto enthusiast
How many years experience in your field? 8-15
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? Some college
Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? Yes
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City Toronto
Node Province Ontario
Node Country Canada
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? N/A
What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? N/A
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. 10 cents per kw
On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator?` 50
Connection speed 500Mbps
In what type of environment would this server be located? Personal Home
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)?
Specs CPU AMD RYZEN9 3950, COOLER THERMALTAKE FLOE DX360,MOTHERBOARD ASUS ROG X 570, RAM G.SKILL F4 3600 DDR4, 2TB SAMSUNG EVO PLUS, NVIDIA RTX 2080,
Why do you want to be a node? VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE XX NETWORK AND BELIEVE THAT THE TECHNOLOGY/NETWORK IS THE FUTURE. ADDITIONALLY, A GREAT INVESTMENT!
How did you originally hear about the xx network? Newsletter
Which current xx network communities are you a member of? Twitter, Telegram, Discord, Facebook
Are you an active member of those communities? Yes
What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? The entire project and the fact that you are dealing with Quantum
Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? ReadySetCrypto
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. Depends on scope of work
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 To protect ourselves from a broken system created by poor management and government control.
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? Decentralized networks cannot be controlled and is basically every node makes its own decisions. The outcome of the system is an aggregate of the decisions of the individual nodes. It is not left to a single entity to that receives and responds. Versus a distributed nodes apply consensus protocols to agree on same values/transactions/commands/etc. I like the thought of decentralization, however, there seems to be several hurdles/disadvantages still. Whereas, distributed solves several issues that decentralized cannot but has issues as well.
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 are far too many network platforms that are not what they say they are as well as toooo many centralized!!! XX Network platform aims to solve many of these issues keeping our data secure and private! While dealing with the quantum issue.
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? Come on, everything now days has become centralized and controlled by both government and large corporations. It’s almost impossible to keep your data secure and private any longer. Just a little scary that they almost know every move we make now!
In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? The little I do know about quantum, nothing would be secure from them without a system that can counter and keep our information private and safe!
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Good candidate.

Strong application :+1: