Node Application 10596064809, submitted 2019-03-15 13:13:58

Respondent Id 10596064809
Application Date 2019-03-15 13:13:58
Application Language English
Applicant City Vancouver
Applicant State/Province BC
Applicant Country Canada
What languages do you speak? English
What is your occupation? Want to be a node operator
How many years experience in your field? 8-15
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? Associates degree (for example: AA, AS)
Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? Investor
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City Vancouver
Node State BC
Node Country Canada
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? Metahash MHC
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? Not sure
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? Cost to purchase computer
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) 91
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . 6.5 cents per 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) 10
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? No
Yes (Please list specs)
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:
Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? No
Yes (please specify)
Why do you want to be a node? To be involved in blockchain technology and the idea of decentralization
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? Google search
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? Telegram
Are you an active member of those communities? No
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? The cutting edge blockchain technology of futures blocks ready for data
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? Metahash MHC and XYO
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? A few hours per month
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? Fully decentralized
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. Setting up blocks In advance to receive data
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? The govt is run by the people so it does not need to know what I do.
Tags Individual, Canada, English