Node Application 10566703257, submitted 2019-03-03 3:10:25

Respondent Id 10566703257
Application Date 2019-03-03 3:10:25
Application Language English
Applicant City Birmingham
Applicant State/Province
Applicant Country United Kingdom
What languages do you speak? English
What is your occupation? IT
How many years experience in your field? 8-15
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? Bachelor’s degree (for example: BA. BS)
Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? Heavily invested
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City Birmingham
Node State
Node Country United Kingdom
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? Xuez
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? I have not supported any nodes at present
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? Nothing
What is a reasonable maximum connection speed on which you could operate a BetaNet node in your geographic region? (Where 0 = 10 Megabits/second, and 100 = 10 Gigabits/second) 100
What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) 100
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . Not Applicable, electricty is not a problem
On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator? (Where 0 = 1 hour/month, and 100 = 20 hours/month) 100
If you were selected to run a BetaNet node, would it run on your own hardware or be deployed to cloud-based servers? Hardware
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 Elixxir BetaNet node specifications? Yes (Please list specs)
Yes (Please list specs) I7-2xPascal Titan GPUS fully watercooled system, 16Gb ram, SSDs
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
Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? No
Yes (please specify)
Why do you want to be a node? I want to be an early investor in this space
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? Reddit
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? Telegram, Discord
Are you an active member of those communities? Yes
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? 1m TPS and David Chaum
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? Xuez
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? no
As part of growing the Elixxir community, are you willing to create content as part of operating an Elixxir 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. Yes (how much content on a monthly basis?)
If yes, how much content on a monthly basis? Twice maybe or whatever is required
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? Decntralized is peer to peer with no centralized managemnt controlling both the sender and reciever
As best as you can given currently available information, please describe the value proposition of the Elixxir platform and how it differs from other current blockchain solutions. High TPS, Private and could be partnered with XRP
Privacy by Default is a goal of the Elixxir Platform. In your opinion, why is Privacy by Default critical for the future of the internet? Too allow for true decentralization and data protection
Tags Individual, United Kingdom, English