asciilifeform: !q uptime
snsabot: asciilifeform: time since my last reconnect : 25d 1h 4m
mats: boxing, diving, practice behind a pistol
mats: nothing very exciting
mats: made a trip to taipei recently, will be returning for a few months relatively soon
asciilifeform: mats: do you compete in tourneys ? or just a sometime thing ?
mats: just a sometime thing
asciilifeform: a.
mats: taipei is amazing, had a five course meal at xiang duck for two, ~45usd
mats: equiv in sf or boston would be 200+, with mildly above average service, gratuity, and surly waitstaff
asciilifeform: mats: i had very similar experience on erry single trip out of usa to anywhere.
mats: the staff were so attentive it actually made me a little uncomfortable, noticed every single little detail - timely refills, removing plates, listening carefully, not bringing the check to the table until requested, not making me wait
mats: shouldn't be remarkable but it is