u/Leading_Meringue2022

I don't know if there are philosophers of science here who also understand archaeology and vice versa - but if yes, would love to hear more from you. For full disclosure I know nothing about archeology as a discipline. But I know about academia intimately and am a bit of a nerd about onlogology and epistemology. I just watched the Netflix series, ancient apocalypse. While I haven't done an in depth analysis of his argument, I do find his theories and reasoning interesting, particularly the comparative analyses of symbols, language, meanings etc. I wonder if part of the critiques he's faced from archeologists is related to the dominant philosophical framework archeologists scientifically engage with? Do archeologists only engage with positivism, and therefore the need for hard, measurable facts, or are there branches of archeology that are more open to other ways of knowing, like oral history/indigenous knowledge, critical realism etc? I know he's faced criticisms from indigenous people, and I acknowledge these. At the same time in his series, it sounds to me like he's validating the knowledge system of indigenous people, by listening to their story telling, and recognising these stories as legitimate form of knowledge (with important information for archeology); which many, many western scientists would be very quick to dismiss.

I've done so much research and I still don't know what to decide between the two. I'm a google customer and will likely own a Google workspace account soon with AI integration, and wonder if the watch will then become very useful. But at the same time I work from home every day and probably don't need all that the watch has to offer. I'm not planning on getting an LTE model, I'd be getting the Google watch 4 for tracking data "and a few extras".

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Does anyone have any experience with the two? Thoughts?

Hi all, I've done a pretty intense deep dive into the matter and before making a decision (to get the Fitbit Charge 6), I wanted to know if anyone would mind sharing their experience with Pixel Watch 3 or 4 wifi only (vs fitbit only) in light of my context - see below.

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- Does anyone here use the PW4 WiFi only, and live a similar lifestyle as me? What's your experience of the PW4?

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- As anyone made the move from Charge 6 to PW4 WiFi only, are you happy with that choice? What do you use it for?

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My context: I work from home most days, so have my phone at all times and getting the PW4 with a LTE plan would make no sense I believe. I go for runs a fair bit (nothing serious but do enjoy tracking my performance) and would enjoy not having my phone to access music etc, but at the same time I'm not sure I can justify paying a LTE plan just to have the option to not take my phone and have some additional health tracking data. I'd consider getting a PW4 wifi only but then it would defeat the entire point of not taking my phone on my runs. I might as well get the Charge 6.

But perhaps I'm missing some information about what it's like to own a Pixel Watch. Also interested to hear from alternative perspectives of paying for LTE with the lifestyle I have.

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Thank you!

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Hi everyone, I've done a lot of research on Google Workspace vs Microsoft 365 and am very much considering getting Workspace - Standard business plan. But reading the horrendous experience of many individuals here setting up/ migrating to Workspace, I wanted to double check with the community about my particular situation. I'm mindful we (humans) tend to ask questions and share concerns when things don't go well, so I was also wondering if there were good/ more nuances experiences I could hear from as well.

**Here's my situation**.

\- I'm a private individual, wanting to centralise all my life admin in one space (I have files all over at the moment Box, Dropbox, One drive) and need to consolidate. I'm already an avid Google product user: I have a Pixel phone, and use Keep, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Photos etc. (though I know I'll have to keep my Google Photos seperate if I subscribe to Workspace, which is fine)

\- I want AI integration to help me with efficiencies when organising my life.

\- I want data privacy and protection because of my sensitive personal information that I know I will be putting into Gemini. I looked into the Google AI plans, but I know that you have to turn off 'memory' for privacy and that's just not going to work for me. Hence why Workspace is attractive.

\- My employer, like many businesses uses Microsoft, so it means I have a Microsoft work profile on my phone and other devices and I fear that if I subscribe to Microsoft 365 it will just be a mess to log in my personal Microsoft ecosystem when I'm already connected to all their products from my work email. Also, Microsoft Copilot is an additional costs and seems to be less straightforward to navigate than Gemini with the integrations.

*\My questions:**

I think I'm almost sure I should be signing up for Workspace but people's experiences with migrating scares me a bit. I seems that most people who use Workspace for personal reasons, recommend to create a seperate Workspace, instead of migrating my Gmail to Workspace. But the thing is - the point is for me to consolidate things so I'd rather not have 'two Google accounts' . Perhaps this will change but right now I don't actually care about having a "domain email address" - I'd just be creating one to have access to Workspace :

1. It seems I should avoid migrating my Gmail so I wonder: ***is it possible to keep Gmail seperate but set up a rule to forward all my Gmails to my Workspace domain address and manage from there ?***

***2. Have people had good experiences with migrating from Gmail to Workspace ?*** As I'm still open to this.

***3. Is it true that I will not be able to reverse back (migrate all my workspace stuff back to Gmail if I end my Workspace subscription) ?*** I keep seeing mixed information about this.

4. **What about my entire Keep and Google Drive contents ? Will migrating them from my personal Gmail to Workspace be the same issue as above? Or can I easily migrate my Keep/ Drive data to Workspace with no issue?**

**5. Is there anything else I should consider???**

Thanks so much for your assistance :)

Hi everyone, I've done a lot of research on Google Workspace vs Microsoft 365 and am very much considering getting Workspace - Standard business plan. But reading the horrendous experience of many individuals here setting up/ migrating to Workspace, I wanted to double check with the community about my particular situation. I'm mindful we (humans) tend to ask questions and share concerns when things don't go well, so I was also wondering if there were good/ more nuances experiences I could hear from as well.

Here's my situation.

- I'm a private individual, wanting to centralise all my life admin in one space (I have files all over at the moment Box, Dropbox, One drive) and need to consolidate. I'm already an avid Google product user: I have a Pixel phone, and use Keep, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Photos etc. (though I know I'll have to keep my Google Photos seperate if I subscribe to Workspace, which is fine)

- I want AI integration to help me with efficiencies when organising my life.

- I want data privacy and protection because of my sensitive personal information that I know I will be putting into Gemini. I looked into the Google AI plans, but I know that you have to turn off 'memory' for privacy and that's just not going to work for me. Hence why Workspace is attractive.

- My employer, like many businesses uses Microsoft, so it means I have a Microsoft work profile on my phone and other devices and I fear that if I subscribe to Microsoft 365 it will just be a mess to log in my personal Microsoft ecosystem when I'm already connected to all their products from my work email. Also, Microsoft Copilot is an additional costs and seems to be less straightforward to navigate than Gemini with the integrations.

My questions:

I think I'm almost sure I should be signing up for Workspace but people's experiences with migrating scares me a bit. I seems that most people who use Workspace for personal reasons, recommend to create a seperate Workspace, instead of migrating my Gmail to Workspace. But the thing is - the point is for me to consolidate things so I'd rather not have 'two Google accounts' . Perhaps this will change but right now I don't actually care about having a "domain email address" - I'd just be creating one to have access to Workspace :

1. It seems I should avoid migrating my Gmail so I wonder: is it possible to keep Gmail seperate but set up a rule to forward all my Gmails to my Workspace domain address and manage from there ?

2. Have people had good experiences with migrating from Gmail to Workspace ? As I'm still open to this.

3. Is it true that I will not be able to reverse back (migrate all my workspace stuff back to Gmail if I end my Workspace subscription) ? I keep seeing mixed information about this.

4. What about my entire Keep and Google Drive contents ? Will migrating them from my personal Gmail to Workspace be the same issue as above? Or can I easily migrate my Keep/ Drive data to Workspace with no issue?

5. Is there anything else I should consider???

Thanks so much for your assistance :)

Hi everyone, I've done a lot of research on Google Workspace vs Microsoft 365 and am very much considering getting Workspace - Standard business plan. But reading the horrendous experience of many individuals here setting up/ migrating to Workspace, I wanted to double check with the community about my particular situation. I'm mindful we (humans) tend to ask questions and share concerns when things don't go well, so I was also wondering if there were good/ more nuances experiences I could hear from as well.

Here's my situation.

- I'm a private individual, wanting to centralise all my life admin in one space (I have files all over at the moment Box, Dropbox, One drive) and need to consolidate. I'm already an avid Google product user: I have a Pixel phone, and use Keep, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Photos etc. (though I know I'll have to keep my Google Photos seperate if I subscribe to Workspace, which is fine)

- I want AI integration to help me with efficiencies when organising my life.

- I want data privacy and protection because of my sensitive personal information that I know I will be putting into Gemini. I looked into the Google AI plans, but I know that you have to turn off 'memory' for privacy and that's just not going to work for me. Hence why Workspace is attractive.

- My employer, like many businesses uses Microsoft, so it means I have a Microsoft work profile on my phone and other devices and I fear that if I subscribe to Microsoft 365 it will just be a mess to log in my personal Microsoft ecosystem when I'm already connected to all their products from my work email. Also, Microsoft Copilot is an additional costs and seems to be less straightforward to navigate than Gemini with the integrations.

My questions:

I think I'm almost sure I should be signing up for Workspace but people's experiences with migrating scares me a bit. I seems that most people who use Workspace for personal reasons, recommend to create a seperate Workspace, instead of migrating my Gmail to Workspace. But the thing is - the point is for me to consolidate things so I'd rather not have 'two Google accounts' . Perhaps this will change but right now I don't actually care about having a "domain email address" - I'd just be creating one to have access to Workspace :

1. It seems I should avoid migrating my Gmail so I wonder: is it possible to keep Gmail seperate but set up a rule to forward all my Gmails to my Workspace domain address and manage from there ?

2. Have people had good experiences with migrating from Gmail to Workspace ? As I'm still open to this.

3. Is it true that I will not be able to reverse back (migrate all my workspace stuff back to Gmail if I end my Workspace subscription) ? I keep seeing mixed information about this.

4. What about my entire Keep and Google Drive contents ? Will migrating them from my personal Gmail to Workspace be the same issue as above? Or can I easily migrate my Keep/ Drive data to Workspace with no issue?

5. Is there anything else I should consider???

Thanks so much for your assistance :)