GolemancerVekk

GolemancerVekk t1_j88b7uc wrote

Ask for insulation material at the store, it's a special material. You can also use pieces of foam, or spray foam. You will of course need to sandwich whatever material you get between solid layers; one layer to the outside but also one on the inside (foam can disintegrate if not protected, and insulation material can cause rashes).

Keep in mind that insulation should go in all the walls as well as the floor and ceiling.

It's also important to raise the dog house off the ground so it's not in direct contact or it will leech heat like crazy. You can put it on anything, bricks, pieces of wood, just make sure it can't fall off when the dogs bounce in and out.

Moisture isolation is also important on the floor side, a layer of tarp would be good. Also some kind of mat or rug wouldn't go amiss on the floor.

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GolemancerVekk t1_j4x914l wrote

To be fair it used to have other names too. Originally it was named after a famous brigand, Iancu Jianu (sort of a Robin Hood character) who distinguished himself in the Revolution of 1821.

Then it went Adolf Hitler between 1940-1944 and then Stalin until 1962 (which were clear acts of groveling by the regimes at the time).

But for most of the modern era (50 years) it was known as Aviators' Square, since it sits at the end of Aviators' Boulevard.

The change to de Gaulle only happened in the late 1990s. I'm not even sure why they picked him specifically, and why then, seemed a bit out of nowhere. Probably trying to win political favor with the French or something.

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GolemancerVekk t1_iydcjov wrote

I've seen people prefer the "extended 65%" name because it's more helpful. It means that the keyboard was extended on the left with a numpad fitting however many rows there are available (4-6). It's easier than estimating whether it falls into "1800" or "96%" or whatever category.

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