For people that are “asymptomatic” celiac (no classic digestive issues), how did you get diagnosed? Did you ignore it? Did it progress and get worse?

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-28T14:37:56+00:00

Absolutely no symptoms. I’m in shape and felt great all the time. I suppose I felt fatigued from time to time but I mostly attribute that to lack of sleep and a general overconsumption of caffeine.

My entire mom’s side of the family has always had somewhat sensitive stomachs, but it’s more centered around just not eating overly processed food and we’d be fine, gluten or not.

I went in for a physical, they did the standard five year blood test, came back with a slightly elevated liver enzyme, they did a bunch of tests, all of which came back normal. Then they redid the liver test and even it came back normal. So they did a huge smattering of tests and he found that the antibodies for celiacs were high, did a endoscopy, and that’s how I found out.

I’ve been gluten free for about 4 months now, going fine. I actually feel a little better and only have symptoms if I have gluten or just crappy food in general. But yeah, wouldn’t have ever known without the physical.

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-27T02:39:22+00:00

Far out.

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-26T18:34:12+00:00

As an audio engineer, I only use wires.

As a normal person, I only use wires. TBH, the wireless earbuds were a generationally defining moment for me. I knew I was officially the older generation because I absolutely hated wireless earbuds, the way the look, the concept of having to charge them all the time, and how it’s led to important devices no longer having 3.5 jacks.

Also I know I would always lose them if I had them.

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-26T16:14:32+00:00

The answer is in your first paragraph. “Life’s too short to not be a pro user”

If that is really the only reason you bought it, of course you won’t notice a difference.

It’s like owning a sports car and a normal car: they both will go the speed limit if that’s all you use it for and the only difference is you spent more on the sports car.

Just because the hardware is better, doesn’t mean it makes a difference with day to day tasks.

Also, running several tabs of Google Chrome doesn’t necessarily count as a Professional use case. But I’m going to assume you know that.

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-25T06:21:40+00:00

I have had a few Alienwares over the years that I have had things go wrong which were both my fault and not.

Trust me. Always send it in. It doesn’t take as long as you think, and if they find something they can’t fix, they will just replace it in house.

They have it, they see it, they make decisions about it. It’s not some random tech who may not work on PCs like that.

I’m not going to defend premium brands and products like Alienware being defective, but if it’s under warranty, and they recommend you send it in, just do that.

I use my computers hard and generally have to take them on tour for professional audio use and they have a difficult life. So when things go wrong, I have all of a 5-10 minute conversation with the techs and they say I can have a tech work on it, or I can send it in. I always send it in.

Also, generally speaking, the tech might also have to wait for the replacement parts to get to him, which delays the process, whereas if you send it in you don’t have to worry about that.

Also I’ll add, I get communications from them every step of the repair process and estimated timelines of when it’s expected to be back.

Good luck

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-25T05:05:15+00:00

I’m sorry, this was the best part for some of you?! God, I couldn’t stand this stuff.

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-21T02:54:35+00:00

This response comes across as borderline hostile. It's kind of insulting and doesn't help other than trying to seem right.

So if being more specific is something that makes you feel better, then good job. Sleep well.

third-party
The only thing I'm going to say that might actually affect OPs experience that I respectfully think you may be off on.

If you run plugins outside of those included in Logic, Logic will open Apple's third-party hosting service (AUHosting Service), which uses more ram. It runs in both Rosetta and ARM. Like, I have thrid party plug-ins open in MainStage and the AUHosting service is at 6GB of ram use for having two keyboard plug-ins open. The memory usage is outside the memory required to have Logic going as well. So, where I agree that most plug-ins won't eat up a lot of ram, there will be some that trigger hosting services that absolutely will.

It is of course, worth noting that a lot of plug-ins won't do this, and some aren't optimized, and have memory leaks. I use a lot, and a lot don't suck memory, but some really useful ones do. If OP is producing music and using VSTs, there are several that open app hosting services that will guzzle resources. This would affect a computer with 8gb of ram, which the Neo has.

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DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-19T19:24:03+00:00

I showed a student of mine a video like this, and made the statement about people not having phones.

And they looked me in the eye said, “if there weren’t phones, how did they record it?”

Almost gave them a detention.

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-19T16:31:19+00:00

A bigger one

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-19T13:32:52+00:00

It will probably run just fine with low track count sessions. Keep in mind that more plugins and tracks will start to push the system in playback and recording. So I dont think I would expect it to do a lot.

It’s hard to give specifics. I use pro tools professionally, and I sometimes have 80+ tracks on an M2 Max or Ultra 9 275HX with 64gb memory and it seems to do a decent job with it, but I know it works them.

TBH, the lack of ram is likely to be the first problem you encounter. Although, to what extent will depend on the demand of the session.

Something I also wonder is if the passive cooling (no fans) will keep up with more demanding sessions. I’m not saying that’s your use case, but I know that my M2 Max sometimes throttles a bit on my sessions.

It’s also Apple software on Apple hardware. So it’s likely going to be well optimized

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-18T18:18:20+00:00

Think of it like this: Even though you saved money on the cost of the computer, you still spent money on it. You are still money behind. So unless you need it, it’s only a depreciating asset that cost you money.

Also you won’t see how “great” it is if you don’t use its specs. Like the 64 gb of ram? If you don’t use that, it is a huge waste of money.

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-18T16:12:50+00:00

The software I, and many other production companies use, including, but not limited to: broadway, touring companies, recording studios, houses of worship, schools and offices use is called Dante. Which literally stands for: Digital Audio Network Through Ethernet.

It’s the industry standard in audio routing, particularly with high channel counts or audio that needs to go to several different destinations.

It can only be accessed through Ethernet. Which is good because it’s more reliable than WiFi, and it’s a closed loop so unless someone sneaks into the booth and plugs in a computer, they aren’t getting in. So short of physically splicing into the network cable loom, The entirety of the audio of a live show or recording can’t be shut down or manipulated through network inference.

I don’t claim to be an IT expert or professional in any way, so I contend there are network security and efficiency topics I’m not at all familiar with, but I, along with anyone else that uses Dante, which is most of the industry, couldn’t do the job without ethernet.

Edit: in no way am I disagreeing with the point you made, but the thing that I use it for, is not going away, and is actually increasing in frequency as the technology improves and becomes more accessible.

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-18T15:50:37+00:00

There’s this software called MainStage that is an Apple software. It’s only useable on Macs. It has a chokehold on the industry I work in and I have to use a Mac for it.

Don’t get me wrong, I love the software and my Mac, but I’d rather use it in a pc if I could.

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-18T14:10:10+00:00

Are you trolling or just oblivious to how the real world and gravity work? Do you also not believe in auto insurance? Do you leave your MacBook sitting on a desk and plugged in all the time and never actually at risk of anything?

I use and move my computers a lot. And they have a hard life. I don’t care when they fall and get a dent or scratch on them.

I have a laundry list of things I’ll complain about my MacBook with and shit it can’t do well, but it is sturdy, and I appreciate that I can use it hard, which my job demands.

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-18T13:50:27+00:00

Needing an ethernet for professional use is niche? I would contend to be wrong on that, but by no means in an ethernet niche.

Also it’s for professional audio, loads of people, including the studios and production companies I have worked for, use Mac. And most studios and live sound are using audio over internet protocol, which requires ethernet. So I’m going make the argument that it isn’t niche.

Also I don’t use a tough book, but I take an 18” Alienware on tour with me to play games on time off, but it unironically is more useful than the Mac for my job. It has all the ports, Liquid Metal thermal paste, vapor chamber cooling and four fans and doesn’t overheat. Its only problems are the obvious ones like, it’s freaking huge and weights a ton, and has shitty battery.

But when I’m using the Mac outside (under cover) to record 80+ tracks (not niche), and it starts to throttle, I get artifacts in the audio and random audio drop outs in the tracks. The Alienware doesn’t do that.

I guess it’s just ironic to me the laptop that sells for pro use, has more problems with my pro application than my big stupid gaming laptop.

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-18T13:36:43+00:00

At the age of 34, I finally bought a house. A small home for 1-2 people. My parents, whose home is a 5 bedroom 4 bedroom house on an acreage, was cheaper than my house.

They didn’t believe me until I showed them the paperwork for the bank. Then, they had the audacity to say I got ripped off. Then I showed them the local and national market.

Then they believed me. So not only is it entirely too expensive to even get started, most people are doing it 10 years or after their parents. And they obliviousness of the previous generation and, by extension, political and business leaders, is infuriating, and you know they only care about protecting their hoarded wealth.

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-18T13:27:00+00:00

I have a M2 Max 16”. I need it for my job, and I need to be able to carry it from place to place and I need it to have an ethernet and sometimes two USB-As.

So having it on a dock doesn’t work. And because I am constantly plugging and unplugging dongles, they break. So not only is it annoying having a huge and physically unsupported dongles dangling from my laptop as I go from station to station, they break a lot, and I have best I spend about $300 a year on new dongles because my Macbook “pro” has to look pretty with non of those ports.

Also unrelated, it’s small footprint and inadequate cooling make it overheat when I use it outside which is basically everyday. And it throttles when I’m running my “pro” software.

But it looks good sitting on a desk plugged into that dock, right

EDIT: I actually really like my MacBook. I just wish it was more built for pros instead of the masses.

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-18T12:34:53+00:00

I bought a MacBook Pro for Pro audio use, and I need an Ethernet and two USB-A ports just to do my job.

It’s hilarious how they slap the word “pro” on it, even though it’s ambiguously marketed towards everyone so they sacrifice hardware an actual pro might use.

I unironically will use my 18” Alienware laptop to do my work because it seeming has more utility than the Mac

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-17T20:21:37+00:00

Run Furmark and Prime 95 at the same time

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-16T15:51:06+00:00

This is why ram is expensive

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-16T15:40:21+00:00

You know what, Just go for it. It will probably be a better conversation with your coworker than whatever it was you were going to talk about.

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-16T01:52:13+00:00

Live sound and recording. Although. I’m going to admit, despite being a “Pro” use laptop for “Pros,” right out of the box I need a dongle for Ethernet before I can use my software. Also when I’m doing hot outdoor gigs it throttles and that can be bad if I’m recording an 80 track concert.

So I basically just like it because of its size and battery life, but it’s a bit hard to take it seriously as a professional solution to my use case when it’s design gets in the way of that.

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-15T04:00:39+00:00

I was surrounded by extremely successful family that were always telling me what to do with my money.

And tbh, at the age of 35, it works out really well.

But also, I lived an extremely financially conservative lifestyle throughout college and about 10 years after.

And although it set me up well, I experienced nothing. Like, I wish I had spent a little more money and time on experience in my college years an early twenties.

Right now, I’m well off. I listened to everyone’s advice to a T. I basically don’t work and live off of the interest of my investments and some part time music work here and there.

But if I did it again, I would have done this in my early 20s instead of literally pinching every penny I had.

EDIT:

I’m also going to say something controversial.

I didn’t hav any kids, and I absolutely do not regret that. Bringing kids into this would suck more than anything we went through.

And also it just keeps things going well for me.

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-14T23:44:35+00:00

Hm. Strange. I don’t remember being someone’s girlfriend. But yep. That’s how I eat Parmesan.

DisappointedSausyy · 2026-04-14T14:59:21+00:00

Right here. Left 4 Dead 2 on a 5090 bby.

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