I’m honestly surprised by your comment. Is this based on one specific experience you had with someone?
I have also lived there, but I never met any member of that faith who would be offended by being called a Christian. It has always been the opposite experience for me.
Depends on your interests:
As far as some sort of one-on-one support service, I’m not too sure of online services for that (beyond helping out in specific forums when people ask questions).
You can help out with a variety of different research projects over on the Zooniverse:
https://www.zooniverse.org/
You can help by contributing to the map around your area: https://www.openstreetmap.org/
Help out with research on wildlife in your area:
https://www.inaturalist.org/
Contribute to Wikipedia:
https://www.wikipedia.org/
If you feel passionate about consumer rights, you can contribute to the wiki here:
https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Main_Page
If you like to tinker with electronics, check out Fulu Bounties and get paid for helping to get around DRM on refrigerators or on an Xbox. This has the potential to help a lot of end users as well as prevent E-waste. https://bounties.fulu.org/
+1 for cartes.app
Probably the closest to Google Maps. The interface will be familiar, it’s easy to switch between OSM, hybrid, satellite, etc layers.
You get multiple options for public transit routes and you can set what time you would like to leave.
Clicking anywhere on the map displays images uploaded to panoramax, the logo from any linked website, wikimedia images associated to that location, reviews for the business, opening hours, etc.
If this is someone you’ll be seeing a lot, it’s best to try to make peace with them. Instead of “pouring fuel on the fire” it’s best to “pour water on it”.
Personally I’ve had conflicts in my life with others, but instead of reacting negatively, I made an effort to do the opposite. In one case that resulted in a friend instead of an enemy. In other cases it has diffused the situation.
It helps to try to put yourself in their shoes. Try to understand where they are coming from and what has driven them to react like this towards you.
Volunteer for things you find interesting or fun.
Check out OpenStreetMap:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/
And help map out your area.
You can help out with a variety of different research projects over on the Zooniverse:
https://www.zooniverse.org/
Help out with research on wildlife in your area:
https://www.inaturalist.org/
Contribute to Wikipedia:
https://www.wikipedia.org/
If you feel passionate about consumer rights, you can contribute to the wiki here:
https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Main_Page
If you like to tinker with electronics, check out Fulu Bounties and get paid for helping to get around DRM on refrigerators or on an Xbox.
https://bounties.fulu.org/
Then of course there’s always volunteering for organizations nearby.
Why? I have reasons for each of these projects but for me it just sparks joy in contributing to projects that will help others.
In addition to the other companies already listed, Lyft does have an OSM team for providing updates to the map based on their own street level imagery:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Lyft
I see them updating the roads in my area from time to time. So, while they’re not one of the Corporate Members, they are at least donating their time to help update the maps.
There are ongoing discussions regarding this on their github.
Some parts of the world have traffic data freely available, in other parts you may need to pay for it. For example, see the list compiled by GraphHopper here: https://github.com/graphhopper/open-traffic-collection?tab=readme-ov-file
On the CoMaps github there are privacy concerns being brought up with live traffic data collection. Some want extra privacy where no telemetry is ever collected. Some want to be able to provide an API key for traffic data. Some want an opt-in feature with a focus on privacy protections. For example, geofencing to protect home locations, stripping out data near the starting location and end destination of any trip, stripping out IP information, only counting average speeds on certain tiles of the map, etc.
In the end I’m hoping for CoMaps to pull through with a live traffic option that also has strong privacy protections in place.
OsmAnd does, but only for Android users, and only if you set up online routing to work with a particular service (you’ll need an API key for something like GraphHopper).
To enable this, on Android:
Even then, I find OsmAnd to be lacking because it doesn’t show me multiple options for routes, but at least I can get the best recommended route based on live traffic data.
I know they are working on plans for this, but I’m not seeing any traffic functionality in the app today. Unless I’m missing a setting somewhere?
It’s a web app, so it can technically be installed, like Voyager:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Progressive_web_apps/Guides/Installing
It’s kind of like a middle ground between a full app and a browser bookmark. This has the advantage of making it compatible with both Android and iOS, or you can just use it through a normal browser.
I’ve used OsmAnd+, Organic Maps, CoMaps, MapComplete, etc.
My favorite app that I’m looking forward to is CartesApp. Unfortunately it doesn’t have an English translation yet. It’s only geared towards French users for now.
It has an interface that’s very familiar to Google Map users, and clicking on locations brings up the kind of information you’re used to when using Google Maps.
https://codeberg.org/cartes/web
Edit: That being said, the web app works fine for me when “installing” with a browser that has a built-in translation service.
You don’t need Google to contribute.
While they do have an app on the Play store, you can also just use the website.
First time I’m hearing about this one, but Zooniverse looks awesome. Definitely a lot of projects in there to satisfy the interests of any individual.
or logging the animals I see in nature or something
iNaturalist is a great way to contribute in this way:
https://www.inaturalist.org/
Just be sure to go into your settings and change the default license to something less restrictive (or whatever you’re comfortable with).
It was introduced to me by a zoologist that specializes in Reptiles and I know it’s a tool that researchers (or anyone depending on the license of the observation) can use.
Just enough so that, by the time I finish the cereal, there’s only a little milk left.
Edit: The way I do it is to have a layer of granola on the bottom, then a layer of whatever floaty cereal on top. When I fill it with milk, it’s a little bit below the top layer so that it’s just a little less than what would make it float. That usually gives me the perfect ratio.
I had a cockatiel as a kid that would sing along with most of the Disney princesses.
The vast majority of Christian religions don’t have anything against modern medicine.
The fact that a girl is now dead because of these extremists is heartbreaking.
There’s a popular parable/joke that’s often told among those who are religious about a devout man in a flood who rejects multiple rescuers while saying, “God will save me.” He then eventually drowns and complains to God. God then responds with something like, “What do you mean?! I sent 2 boats and a helicopter!” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_drowning_man
For Christianity in general, there’s a saying that we should first do everything we can and then leave the rest in God’s hands. There’s a whole section dedicated to this with the most relevant part:
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? (James 2:14)
Any Christian religion that chooses to ignore modern advances in medicine (be that vaccines, insulin, or whatever) shows that they’re ignoring a fairly obvious lesson that the rest of Christianity has already learned.
Honestly that sentiment depends on where you are in the world.
There are some parts of the world where it’s very common to discuss religion, there are other parts where it’s taboo, like you say, it just depends on where you live in the world.
The cool thing is that the internet has brought us all together. However, I find it common that we also assume that others share the same “common sense” that we do, even when “common sense” itself can vary widely from one community to the next.
The answer to your question is very situational. Is this someone you just met, are you currently friend-zoned, is this someone you’ve already been officially dating for a while?
In other words, what stage are you at in this relationship?
This sounds like a situation where you’re currently friend-zoned, so I’ll answer with that assumption.
You’re going to get a lot of opinions on this kind of question, one way or another, and some of this will just depend on what part of the world you live in. In my opinion, the best way out of the friend-zone is to just be direct and ask them out on an official date. This lets them know that you really are interested in them without putting too much pressure on them. At that point, it’s on them to figure out how to respond.
If they are interested, they’ll respond positively. If they aren’t, they’ll either say no, come up with excuses, or back out last minute. If they cancel on you, do they really sound like they sincerely want to go on a date with you? If you’re not sure, give them another chance, but if you find that they consistently cancel on you, then it’s time to move on/just keep them as a friend.