| Respondent Id |
10625006666 |
| Application Date |
2019-03-28 8:13:02 |
| Application Language |
English |
| Applicant City |
Mt Shasta |
| Applicant State/Province |
CA |
| Applicant Country |
United States |
| What languages do you speak? |
English, German |
| What is your occupation? |
Pilot |
| How many years experience in your field? |
16+ |
| What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? |
Master’s degree (for example: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA) |
| Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? |
Very Involved for 6 years. Have started a crypto based business. |
| Are you an individual or a group? |
Individual |
| Node City |
Thayngen |
| Node State |
Schaffhausen |
| Node Country |
Switzerland |
| For which networks Have you ever operated a node? |
Bitcoin (BTC, BCH, etc), PIVX, SMART, DASH |
| What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? |
good guides, FAQs which is updated frequently, and 24/7 support |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? |
setup time and hardware requirements/costs |
| 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) |
100 |
| Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . |
0.1 /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) |
2 |
| 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) |
I'm working on an antsle, and will get more/other systems as the company grows. |
| 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: |
I have several old laptops |
| Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? |
Yes (please specify) |
| Yes (please specify) |
see previous |
| Why do you want to be a node? |
I'm looking for currencies similar to dash which might make some major improvements/changes and i'm excited about the same things David Chaum is. |
| How did you originally hear about Elixxir? |
Reddit |
| Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? |
Discord, Facebook |
| Are you an active member of those communities? |
No |
| What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? |
Again, I'm interested in a digital cash which would be just like cash...governance is also a huge problem in the space, and if you can provide an improvement to the dash budget system I'd love to see it. |
| Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? |
i'm not a dev. |
| 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. |
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? |
A distributed network would be a single taxi company with cars everywhere, and uber is decentralized...running without any central hub. I'd rather be sitting in an uber. I've got a lot of personal experiences that have taught me the value of decentralization. |
| 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? |
Privacy is binary you either have it completely or you don't have it at all. Without privacy the incentive structure, network and currency would certainly be influenced by people/parties with ulterior motives. Privacy is critical to keep these things true to the vision/morals. |
| Tags |
Individual, Switzerland, English |