Allow to flag a question for closure without casting a vote if I'm out of close votes
I'm out of close votes. Can I use moderator flags instead?
I've been reading a lot about closures and I think I understand them, but without clouding the picture for myself and others, I am hoping someone can explain closures as succinctly and clearly as possible.  I'm looking for a simple explanation that might help me understand where and why I would want to use them. Can I use set instead of List to resolve the duplicate id issue If you take a look into this issue     I have provide an answer of using set&lt;Sobject&gt; instead using list&lt;Sobject&gt;  i.e.  if( !contacts.values().isEmpty() ){   set&lt;Contact&gt; setContacts = new set&lt;Contact&gt;();   for( Contact objCon : contacts.values() ){     if(!setContacts.contains(objCon)){         setContacts.add( objCon );     }   }  update new list&lt;Contact&gt;(setContacts); }   even if(!setContacts.contains(objCon)) is not needed  if( !contacts.values().isEmpty() ){   set&lt;Contact&gt; setContacts = new set&lt;Contact&gt;();   for( Contact objCon : contacts.values() ){         setContacts.add( objCon );   }  update new list&lt;Contact&gt;(setContacts); }   So is there any condition/use case where this answer might fail? Since Ubuntu 18.04 I can't drag a file e.g. image file to an open application such as Inkscape or  email message window. In Ubuntu 17.10 I was able to select the image file by clicking on it, and while holding down left mouse button I would hit the supper key displaying all open windows where for there I could then drop the file in any open app or folders. This is no longer possible/default behaviour since Ubuntu 18.04. Is there a workaround that would allow me to achieve this or even a way to recreate the same behaviour like in 17.10? I have a problem with this file tex:  \begin{document} \begin{figure} \begin{center} \begin{pspicture}(0,0)(1,3.8) \psline{-&lt;}(0,0)(0,.2) \psline{-}(0,.2)(0,.4) \psline{*-&gt;}(0,.4)(0,.9) \psline{-*}(0,.9)(0,1.4) \psline{-&lt;}(0,1.4)(0,2.4) \psline{-}(0,2.4)(0,3.4) \psline{*-}(0,3.4)(0,3.6) \psline{&gt;-}(0,3.6)(0,3.8) \rput(1,.4){$y=0$}%testo \rput(1,1.4){$y=1$} \rput(1,3.4){$y=3$} \end{pspicture} \end{center} \caption{} \end{figure} \end{document}   but I don't understand where is the error. "have" vs."have got" in American and British English Let's say I have a video running in an application.  If I hover my mouse over the taskbar, it shows a little popup windows that diplays the video  (aero peek).  Sometimes I'm running a maximized window and I want to have this little screen always popped up.  (Kind've like when your using the TV Guide menu, you still see a little clip of the video) How to map inherited entities in EF code-first Matlab - Function taking no arguments within a class Write space with TCPDF into a PDF file I want to add this iostat command to my .bashrc and create an alias for it: iostat -xk 2 $(findmnt -T ~ | awk 'END {print $2}')  I'm adding this to my .bashrc: alias ios='iostat -xk 2 $(findmnt -T ~ | awk 'END {print $2}')'  Unfortunately, it doesn't work. If I run the above iostat command in a terminal it works, but when I run the ios alias it no longer works. And yes, I restart my shell every time. Consider:  namespace WindowsApplication1 {     public partial class Form1 : Form     {         public Form1()         {             InitializeComponent();         }          private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)         {             //int[] val = { 0, 0};             int val;             if (textBox1.Text == "")             {                 MessageBox.Show("Input any no");             }             else             {                 val = Convert.ToInt32(textBox1.Text);                 Thread ot1 = new Thread(new ParameterizedThreadStart(SumData));                 ot1.Start(val);             }         }          private static void ReadData(object state)         {             System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run();         }          void setTextboxText(int result)         {             if (this.InvokeRequired)             {                 this.Invoke(new IntDelegate(SetTextboxTextSafe), new object[] { result });             }             else             {                 SetTextboxTextSafe(result);             }         }          void SetTextboxTextSafe(int result)         {             label1.Text = result.ToString();         }          private static void SumData(object state)         {             int result;             //int[] icount = (int[])state;             int icount = (int)state;              for (int i = icount; i &gt; 0; i--)             {                 result += i;                 System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);             }             setTextboxText(result);         }          delegate void IntDelegate(int result);          private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)         {             Application.Exit();         }     } }   Why is this error occurring?     An object reference is required for the nonstatic field, method, or property 'WindowsApplication1.Form1.setTextboxText(int) I'm searching for a word to indicate something that was current at some time in the past, but not necessarily now.    For example:       The doctor's report of June 2008 set forth the patient's ?{then-current} complaints. Why can't Python's raw string literals end with a single backslash? Technically, any odd number of backslashes, as described in .  &gt;&gt;&gt; r'\'   File "&lt;stdin&gt;", line 1     r'\'        ^ SyntaxError: EOL while scanning string literal &gt;&gt;&gt; r'\\' '\\\\' &gt;&gt;&gt; r'\\\'   File "&lt;stdin&gt;", line 1     r'\\\'          ^ SyntaxError: EOL while scanning string literal   It seems like the parser could just treat backslashes in raw strings as regular characters (isn't that what raw strings are all about?), but I'm probably missing something obvious. Remove Gnome Notifications or set Permanent Do not Disturb Track next Socratic badge progress Just got the  on StackOverflow and, since it can be awarded multiple times, wanted to start tracking progress to the next one, but, the badge is not shown in Available badges to track anymore:    Is it possible to track already awarded badges that can be awarded multiple times? Is there proof that the DSA construction, also used by ECDSA, is secure assuming that discrete logarithms in the relevant group representation are difficult? Encouraging users to create an account (and keep it) I know SO's policy is &quot;you don't have to register to ask questions,&quot; but there are so many new members and so many hit-and-runs... The majority of the questions I see now are coming from new users (i.e., it's their first question). Although unregistered users should still be able to ask questions, I think we should encourage users to create an account. Here is a couple of ways we could do that:  Explicitly encourage people to get an account: there's currently nothing telling people to do that. Maybe tell people something like &quot;Get an account, it's easy!&quot; and maybe show some of the perks of having an account (and having rep).  Maybe give a few bonus points for registering; and have that enable a basic privilege. It could be taken from one of the , for example.   Of course getting people to register is just half of the battle. I don't know what the stats are on this, but I think there's a number of users who create multiple accounts anyways. We could curb that by:  Having smart(er)? duplicate account detection systems, alerting someone who is about to create a new account and possibly has an account already. Give them a message like &quot;Hey, it looks like you already have  account, are you sure you want to create a new one?&quot;  Create a new privilege (10k? 20k?) that gives users tools to detect possible duplicate accounts, eg: &quot;List users with the same e-mail,&quot; &quot;List users with the same IP addresses,&quot;  etc. (without revealing said emails and IPs). Then the 10k/20k can look at other stuff (e.g.: posts) and refer the new user to a moderator for a possible merge. What is the typical orbital life of an artificial satellite? The orbit of satellites around Earth eventually decays, or so I read. This is typically caused either by atmospheric drag, or by tides. I would assume most satellites have a limited service life in orbit. Hence the question - What is the typical orbital life of a satellite? How long before it's successor must be launched into orbit ?  EDIT: For instance, a weather satellite Why is ++i considered an l-value, but i++ is not? How to split one string into multiple strings separated by at least one space in bash shell?