| Respondent Id |
10595403407 |
| Application Date |
2019-03-15 8:57:57 |
| Application Language |
English |
| Applicant City |
Edinburgh |
| Applicant State/Province |
Edinburgh |
| Applicant Country |
United Kingdom |
| What languages do you speak? |
English, Punjabi, Urdu |
| What is your occupation? |
Software Development |
| 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? |
I have experimented with Bitcoin nodes, running them for testing and experience. |
| Are you an individual or a group? |
Individual |
| Node City |
Edinburgh |
| Node State |
Edinburgh |
| 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 Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? |
More efficient data records for less requirements on disk space, bandwidth and sync durations. |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? |
Maintenance on weekends would sometimes be an issue as I am not always staying at home. |
| 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) |
30 |
| What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) |
95 |
| Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . |
£0.16338/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? (Where 0 = 1 hour/month, and 100 = 20 hours/month) |
8 |
| 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? |
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| Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? |
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| Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published Elixxir BetaNet node specifications? |
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| Yes (Please list specs) |
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| 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: |
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| Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? |
Yes (please specify) |
| Yes (please specify) |
As a software developer, I have used various cloud server providers including AWS and GCP to host both managed and non-managed servers. |
| Why do you want to be a node? |
Whilst Bitcoin was a great move forward in digital currencies, I don't approve of the wasteful proof-of-work model it uses. Unfortunately, other cryptocurrencies have issues either with their decentralisation mechanisms or their distribution techniques. I am hoping Elixxir is the solution to these issues and would like to be contributing to the next advancement in digital currencies. |
| How did you originally hear about Elixxir? |
Twitter |
| Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? |
Telegram, Reddit, Discord, Twitter |
| Are you an active member of those communities? |
No |
| What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? |
Solves constraints on Bitcoin transactions without compromising security. |
| Outside of Elixxir 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)? |
Attended SXSW 2019 sessions on blockchain. |
| 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? |
1-2 blog posts a month. |
| What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? |
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| 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. |
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| 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? |
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| Tags |
Individual, United Kingdom, English |