Node Application 10611172957, submitted 2019-03-22 4:28:34

Respondent Id 10611172957
Application Date 2019-03-22 4:28:34
Application Language English
Applicant City st albans
Applicant State/Province hertfordshire
Applicant Country United Kingdom
What languages do you speak? english
What is your occupation? freight trader
How many years experience in your field? 16+
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? Graduated Secondary or High School, or equivalent
Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? believer in digital self soveignty
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City st albans
Node State hertfordshire
Node Country United Kingdom
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? waiting to run node on enigma
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported?
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? meeting token requirement if necessary to hold elixxir
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) 7
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. . unsure
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) 40
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? want to support projects that can lead to adoption in the space
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? Word of Mouth
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? Telegram, Reddit
Are you an active member of those communities? No
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? disprupting the huge data silos that exist through centralised systems
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? am in secret nodes group for enigma for which we are awaiting the final details of system requirements
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)?
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. No
If yes, how much content on a monthly basis?
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? firmly behind disrupting the monopolies and big data controlled by the few back to the individuals
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. decentralised self sovereignty. I appreciate that there are numerous projects trying to achieve similar all in different ways to which am happy to see any succeed with restructuring current system to empower individuals
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? to avoid data harvesting without consent thus restoring power back to individuals rather centralised models benefitting the few
Tags Individual, United Kingdom, English