| Respondent Id |
10638499697 |
| Application Date |
2019-04-03 10:16:03 |
| Application Language |
English |
| Applicant City |
Monterey |
| Applicant State/Province |
Ca |
| Applicant Country |
United States |
| What languages do you speak? |
English (native), Bahasa Indonesia (elementary), Spanish (elementary), French (elementary) |
| What is your occupation? |
Government |
| 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? |
I run a lightning node for LTC, will run one soon for BTC - long time crypto enthusiast. |
| Are you an individual or a group? |
Individual |
| Node City |
Monterey |
| Node State |
California |
| Node Country |
United States |
| 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? |
User-friendly interface with user-friendly commands |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? |
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| 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) |
60 |
| What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) |
90 |
| Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . |
14.08¢/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) |
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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: |
No - I would build a PC for this specifically |
| Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? |
No |
| Yes (please specify) |
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| Why do you want to be a node? |
I want to be a part of something special and be a part of the next wave of innovation in this space. |
| How did you originally hear about Elixxir? |
Reddit |
| Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? |
Telegram, Reddit, Discord, Twitter |
| Are you an active member of those communities? |
Yes |
| What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? |
How it is looking specifically to solve problems within the crypto space that no project has yet to solve and with David Chaum leading the team, I think there's a high probability of success. |
| Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? |
LTC |
| Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? |
MIIS Threat Finance Forum (Crypto focused), Litecoin Conference |
| 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? |
I could do weekly Twitter or bi-weekly Medium reviews |
| What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? |
The key difference is how/where the “decision” is made and how the information is shared throughout the nodes in the system. Decentralized means that there is no single point where the decision is made. I believe decentralization is the way to go - more voices vs a single entity or power group that controls everything, |
| 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. |
Elixxir poses to solve the ongoing issues of speed, privacy, security and scaling....something no other project has been able to tackle completely. |
| 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 by default should be the foundation of "freedom" - whether it's in the real world or online...people have the right to privacy. |
| Tags |
Individual, United States, English |