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The Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war

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Re: The Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war

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Post by gsf_emergency »

unwind wrote: post #20
ninalanyon wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why doe it need to blend in? It's not a secret installation. The cabin is discreet simply because the red paint is the traditional colour for pretty much all rural plank clad non-residential buildings in Scandinavia. I doubt that any thought went into the colour scheme.

It's called Falu red [1], btw. Made from mining residual products and originally liked because it resembled luxurious brick. [1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falu_red

There's also an underlying theme of a resurgent clash of civilizations from yesteryears?

https://www.declad.com/falu-red-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-...

>During this time the Swedish Krona even moved from the gold to the copper standard.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/why-are-all-swedish-co...

Re: The Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war

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Post by rajamaka »

pvaldes wrote: post #35

I wonder if sea cables could be designed with some mechanism that could stand being dragged and even crossed somewhere but returning later to its position automatically with a click. Something like a giant karabiner.

I'm sure it could, but whether it's cheaper than the existing cable and repairs is probably the question mark

Re: The Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war

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Post by brookst »

oriettaxx wrote: post #49
kjrefh wrote: post #48

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be aware that the term 'terrorist' can be applied today to somebody that one day can win the Nobel prize for peace, and then become bad again. It is a label

Sure, but it is an appropriate label for Russia today.

Re: The Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war

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Post by eesmith »

LtWorf wrote: post #32
eesmith wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do they use the same methods to define "island"? The section for Australia seems very broad: "Australia itself dominates the islands around its coastal fringe, which range in size from smaller rocks that are not covered by water at high tide to ..." While it says the US has 18,617 islands, I struggle to find an official source for that very precise number. I also see how https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_…

In sweden if you dig a canal around some land, they call the result an island.

The Global Islands database I linked to considers the Delmarva Peninsula ("Lower Delaware") in the US to be an island because of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, so that's not unique to Sweden.

Re: The Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war

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Post by eesmith »

Etheryte wrote: post #28
eesmith wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do they use the same methods to define "island"? The section for Australia seems very broad: "Australia itself dominates the islands around its coastal fringe, which range in size from smaller rocks that are not covered by water at high tide to ..." While it says the US has 18,617 islands, I struggle to find an official source for that very precise number. I also see how https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_…

I don't think that quote implies a limit for the definition in any way. It just says that this is the count below a given threshold. It doesn't say anything about that threshold being a standard or anything of that sort.

> below a given threshold

Is the threshold the same for all listed countries, or does it use each country's specific definition of "island"?

Is it all islands, or only ocean islands?

Re: The Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war

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Post by ashoeafoot »

There is no hybrid war. just war and a useless generation of politicians unable to deal with a return of the ugly old world of colonial powers, starved up ans carved up nations all scrambling to get nukes.

The dictators all told us to our face what they would do in their propaganda . Nothing overt, hidden or hybrid . We need the hawks back that won the cold war and we need those doves caged in their own delusions gone.

Re: The Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war

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Post by tolaya7263owube »

brookst wrote: post #53
oriettaxx wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

be aware that the term 'terrorist' can be applied today to somebody that one day can win the Nobel prize for peace, and then become bad again. It is a label

Sure, but it is an appropriate label for Russia today.

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Re: The Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war

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Post by [deleted] »

LtWorf wrote: post #32
eesmith wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do they use the same methods to define "island"? The section for Australia seems very broad: "Australia itself dominates the islands around its coastal fringe, which range in size from smaller rocks that are not covered by water at high tide to ..." While it says the US has 18,617 islands, I struggle to find an official source for that very precise number. I also see how https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_…

In sweden if you dig a canal around some land, they call the result an island.

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Re: The Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war

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Post by 0points »

unwind wrote: post #20
ninalanyon wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why doe it need to blend in? It's not a secret installation. The cabin is discreet simply because the red paint is the traditional colour for pretty much all rural plank clad non-residential buildings in Scandinavia. I doubt that any thought went into the colour scheme.

It's called Falu red [1], btw. Made from mining residual products and originally liked because it resembled luxurious brick. [1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falu_red

I prefer falu light red for the classic look:

https://falurodfarg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/stockholm...

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