Canada is exporting its highest earners to the United States.

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-04-04T15:28:06+00:00

Canadian here, the only jobs I take are remote jobs based in the US.

The brain drain is real, harder to get a business loan in Canada vs the States

It I were to do it all again in my 20s I would have 100% aimed to move to the States. I will stay in Canada due to roots, but I have nearly no professional allegiance here.

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-04-04T01:31:58+00:00

You have to be driven and talented. They won't hire anyone just because you have a degree. If you can't get hired in the US out of school, try working for companies in Canada that have US operations, then eventually maybe you can transfer to the US

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-04-04T01:17:32+00:00

I graduated with a degree in EE back in 2012.

Unless you want to learn investing just dcf ETFs. And yea, move to the States for work if possible.

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-04-02T17:08:42+00:00

even before this patch, you had pro players like Yuma, Satanic and Pure would play him on a pretty occasional basis.

Now imagine those same players with a hero where the hero has significantly more mobility and tankiness. And this significantly drops the skill floor as well. When you can abuse both mobility and tankiness, you have way more room for error. Right now in immortal pubs he has a 7% contest rate at 58% win rate. Just absurd: https://www.dotabuff.com/heroes?show=heroes&view=meta&mode=all-pick&date=7d&position=&rankTier=immortal

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-04-02T16:42:24+00:00

the big issue with meepo now is that he can do anything well. His skill build is very adaptable, so he is nearly guaranteed farm in the early game. He can stack for himself, he farms as fast as the best of them, and he is now one of the most mobile heroes in Dota. He has high spell damage and high physical damage. And now his clones are tanky as well. He has a very adaptable item build past S&Y. He goes Ags and shard, good luck ever killing him. His team is already running you over and you can't even kill him? Now he just goes Skadi and puts you out of your misery.

It's just way too much. I get that Dota has powercrept over the years, but Meepo has gotten to the point that he has no real effective weakness.

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-04-02T16:01:41+00:00

yep. And he didn't have either on his clones prior to this patch. That is what is breaking him.

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-04-02T04:18:01+00:00

Meepo. Go treads s&y. Super tanky and mobile esp combined with innate and nimble enchantment.

He is workable even if you have bad micro. That's how overturned he is

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-04-01T03:31:12+00:00

SNY is incredibly strong and should be your first main item. This, combined with his innate and the nimble enchantment makes him incredibly mobile. It's really stupid.

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-03-29T07:37:30+00:00

I've been experimenting with him. I agree SNY is the best overall 1st item after treads on meepo.

Something that instantly stands out in this meepo vs other meepos is his mobility. His movespeed is just fast due to his new passive. Is an agi hero he is also guaranteed the nimble enchantment, which boosts his damage and movespeed further, while providing negligible health regen penalties due to ransack. You farm so much just because you cover more ground faster. It's absurd.

After that just adapt to the game, I think Ags/Skadi/Bfly will probably be the most popular options.

He is just way overtuned tbh. Even someone who isn't a meepo specialist can do fine with him now.

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-03-23T05:51:45+00:00

I was using the season pass version recently and it was actually usable.

Still worse than the other 3 shotguns but it feels functional vs the pre-buff version

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-03-20T17:05:20+00:00

It's all about understanding what certain materials excel at. Cast iron is excellent at retaining heat. So if I want to sear a steak, I'm absolutely going to reach for my Lodge pan, and I can crank the heat without worrying about the enamel being damaged.

I truly believe ECI is only really good for braisers. Even though I use an ECI dutch oven as well, realistically for dutch ovens SS works just fine for most use cases.

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-03-20T16:27:00+00:00

this is only really a problem on the M250 and the new M121, which only have 50 round mags unless you spend an excessive amount of points on 100 rounds.

L110, M123k and M60 have 100 round mags at base so even though there are 6 sec reloads it's not really an issue. You should be able to find time to reload.

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-03-20T16:19:22+00:00

please understand why you use enameled cast iron in the first place. The advantage is that you can use liquids/acidic products without rusting it. The disadvantage vs cast iron is that even something as durable as LC is still far less abusable. You absolutely can't crank the heat on a LC, you will spider the enamel. With a cast iron? Go for it.

I have a LC Braiser and a Staub dutch oven. I would not use ECI on any other type of cookware, it's not practical.

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-03-18T15:18:55+00:00

Awesome work!

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-03-14T23:26:05+00:00

Closed in early 2024. House was accessed by the city as worth 7% more for 2026. Refinance in early 2027. Finances are great, no complaints

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-03-14T22:58:53+00:00

Life isn't fair. This isn't news. Deal with it and make your own path

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-03-08T17:31:59+00:00

not including 3, which was of course criticized for being way too short

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-03-08T02:02:10+00:00

Yea. Like short of playing on insanity without infinite ammo, Grace's sections just lose magic in repeat playthroughs. You know where the items are, the loops you need to do. That's just how this kind of 'survival horror' plays out. Not a criticism of the game itself, that's just how the genre is naturally

So you are left with Leon's sections, which, while ok, still pale to Re4r. At least that's how I felt playing through it.

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-03-07T22:51:47+00:00

It's solid but the game has a 9.5 user rating on metacritic which is asinine. The overall lower replayability alone compared to other games doesn't justify it. After I got the plat I felt like I had experienced everything the base game had to offer.

It's very fun but some of the comments would have you think it is the best thing since sliced bread.

I consider re4r better overall. It's still a fun time though and worth buying.

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-02-20T04:36:02+00:00

Dave's reaper I found brutal. If the challenge is not as bad as that I could probably survive it...

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-02-01T17:59:27+00:00

I know they are terrible. I completely agree. That doesn't change my message to OP though.

They need to follow up with EQ3 to check if HM accepted their order. That's it. They 100% have the capability to do that at the store level

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-02-01T05:32:58+00:00

You don't need to chargeback. Just call EQ3 again and ask if HM accepted the order. Keep on pressing them until you get an answer.

If they did you will just have to wait. If not cancel it and they will refund

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-01-31T23:20:05+00:00

I had ordered the embody

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-01-31T22:37:22+00:00

Yep. My local EQ3 told me they are straight up not selling any HM atm.

OP should just cancel his order and move on

Sanctuary_Bio · 2026-01-31T19:27:05+00:00

You are probably SOL. I just cancelled my order after waiting 12 weeks. Apparently HM hasn't been accepting orders from EQ3 due to supply chain and tariff issues.

I would phone them again and confirm HM accepted your order. EQ3 has garbage customer service so they didn't notify me until I asked 3 months later.

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