| Respondent Id | 10674067522 |
|---|---|
| Application Date | 2019-04-18 15:57:44 |
| Application Language | English |
| Applicant City | Florence |
| Applicant State/Province | SC |
| Applicant Country | United States |
| What languages do you speak? | English |
| What is your occupation? | Engineer - mining, trading, investing on the side |
| How many years experience in your field? | 4-7 |
| What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? | Bachelor’s degree (for example: BA. BS) |
| Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? | I've trading for many years. Been operating a mining farm for the past 2 years. Crypto enthusiast supporting development of the space however I can. |
| Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
| Node City | Florence |
| Node State | SC |
| Node Country | United States |
| For which networks Have you ever operated a node? | I've dabbled to understand setup but haven't actively ran one for any length of time. Looking to begin with this project. |
| What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? | I'd like the setup to be user friendly and the stability to be consistent. I believe this to be crucial for adoption of any platform. |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? | None - I have the gear and the flexible schedule to do what's needed to maintain a node. I think I can add value to the project in my unique situation. |
| 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) | 46 |
| 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. . | $0.12/kw |
| 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) | 100 |
| 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? | Yes (please describe) |
| Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published Elixxir BetaNet node specifications? | Yes (Please list specs) |
| Yes (Please list specs) | Thinking my rig w/ AMD Threadripper 1950 + Nvidia 1070 |
| 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: | Plenty of other hardware - 1060's, Vega 56's, etc |
| Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? | Yes (please specify) |
| Yes (please specify) | I've mined via cloud based services in the past for CPU only coins |
| Why do you want to be a node? | To support the development of the project and expanding the crypto space |
| How did you originally hear about Elixxir? | Bitcointalk |
| Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? | Telegram, Discord |
| Are you an active member of those communities? | Yes |
| What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? | Messaging and payment combined while providing privacy |
| Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | I've been active in several communities. My most recent activity and support has been for Mochimo and Veriblock for their novel concepts. |
| Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? | No, but I would be up for it |
| 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? | Depends on the extent of the content, but certainly believe in growing the communities however I can. I could commit to 10 hours/week. |
| What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? | Distributed means processing is shared throughout chain, which is redundant. Decentralization takes where into account where decisions are made and spread system information so none will have complete info. I think decentralization is key to success and privacy. |
| 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. | Some blockchains are trying to "add" privacy features. Problem is, it's not by default, so the anonymity set is very low- most people won't go out of there way to use privacy features, unfortunately. This is proven by how such a small subset of internet users utilize tools like VPN or Tor. So when someone does go out of their way to use privacy features, a government agency could assume that they are trying to hide something. But if the anonymity set was 100% of users, there is plausible deniability. |
| 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? | We need tools like elixxir for messaging and transferring money that protect the average user who doesn't have the time or technical-know-how to defend themselves from people who want to exploit them. |
| Tags | Individual, United States, English |
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Good job. Welcome to Elixxir community!! U have my vote
Would be a great addition