Hello fellow Steem users. This is my first witness post and I need your vote! :)
I think decentralized and censorship resistant networks like Steem, IPFS, Freenet, Tor etc, are essential tools for sharing "free" knowledge and avoiding manipulation of our media. By sharing knowledge freely we can all advance quicker and enjoy more interesting parts of life
As a Steem witness my first goal is to contribute to the strength of the Steem network by maintaining a strong and censorship free node.
My Steem witness node is running on a Dedicated OVH server with:
RAM: 32GB
Storage: 2x2TB
Outgoing bandwidth: 500 Mbps
Incoming bandwidth: 1 Gbps
That's more than necessary right now I know, but I figured I'd be ready for Steem to grow :)
I believe Steem encourages authors to create content with more value rather than just "catchy content"/ "clickbait for ads"
I also run a node each for Freenet, IPFS, I2P, Yacy, and sometimes Tor
When I first learned about Bitcoin years ago I liked the idea immediately but I felt that the mining process was a bit flawed because miners are still "centralized" by a few operators wealthy enough to own massive amounts of ASIC miners and located in areas where electricity is very cheap.
One of the things I like most about Steem is that the "miners" are trusted "witnesses" instead of just massive data centers. With this approach we can defend against malicious node operators better than we can with other coins.
For a living I currently operate a CNC router in a local granite shop.
In my spare time I enjoy my little backyard farm, reading, decentralized networking, eating, stand up comedy and so on.
At night I am Batman ;)
My node has been operating properly for a little over 1 month now but since still very few people know me on Steem.
I need more votes to begin generating blocks.
I would be honored to provide one of your trusted nodes.
Please vote for me 
Thank you!