Respondent Id |
10661387819 |
Application Date |
2019-04-12 20:31:50 |
Application Language |
English |
Applicant City |
St. Louis |
Applicant State/Province |
MO |
Applicant Country |
United States |
What languages do you speak? |
English, Chinese |
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? |
Master’s degree (for example: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA) |
Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? |
I started Bitcoin mining in 2011 and has been mining ETH until 2015. Right now, I am serving as a baker for Tezos and mining GRIN and skycoin. |
Are you an individual or a group? |
Individual |
Node City |
St. Louis |
Node State |
MO |
Node Country |
United States |
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? |
EOS, Bitcoin (BTC, BCH, etc), Ethereum (ETH, ETC, etc), Tezos |
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? |
I would like to see more organized node operating support tools. This can save everyone a lot of time and make the node operation more efficient. |
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? |
No |
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) |
69 |
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. . |
$10/month |
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) |
50 |
If you were selected to run a BetaNet node, would it run on your own hardware or be deployed to cloud-based servers? |
Both |
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) |
AWS and google cloud |
Why do you want to be a node? |
Because I am interested in crypto and Elixxir in particular. |
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? |
Telegram |
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? |
Telegram, Reddit, Medium, Twitter |
Are you an active member of those communities? |
Yes |
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? |
David Chaum's new invention tells all. |
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? |
ETH, EOS, TEZOS, Rchain |
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? |
Standford Blockchain Conference, MIT Blockchain 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 am willing to share the setup tutorials and tweets for sure. |
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? |
Distributed networks can be centralized when they make decisions based on the overall utility. Decentralized networks operates based on each one's own interest and then reach consensus. I am a believer of decentralized networks with free entry. |
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. |
Value proposition is based on limited supply and people's common belief. I think it's hard for any project to beat Bitcoin in this sense. |
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? |
because privacy is the key for sensible data transmission, such as financial data and also personal internet usage data. |
Tags |
Individual, United States, English |