Saw this via digg while programming. Exciting, although of questionable sense.
Accented characters
April 19, 2006 — GJIt took me awhile, but it finally occurred to me to look up how to type the accented characters I usually simplify.
On Windows 2000 and up, to get accented characters:
CTRL + , then c : ç CTRL + ` (accent under tilde) then a,e,i,o,u : à,è,ì,ò,ù CTRL + ' (apostrophe) then a,e,i,o,u : á,é,í,ó,ú CTRL + SHIFT + 6 then a,e,i,o, u : â,ê,î,ô,û CTRL + SHIFT + : (colon) then a,e,i,o,u: ä,ë,ï,ö,ü
Courtesy of Google and this page.
My first brevé latté
April 19, 2006 — GJI braved a new latté I’d heard about. I didn’t even know what it was called, I ordered a “latté with cream” from Starbucks, and she called out “brevé latté”. I had to get her to repeat the name.
It’s good. As disgusting as it may sound, it’s like drinking hot ice cream. Basically, it’s very creamy; like the difference between skim and whole milk. The cream coated my tongue for awhile afterwards though, despite all the water I was drinking. Something more astringent, like tea, may be necessary.
Funny enough, the cashier at Starbucks asked me to clarify if I wanted half and half cream, or whipped cream. I may have to go back.
Update: Over my second breve latte the next day, I looked up the nutritional data of a tall breve latte. Really good nutrition site, btw. The main takeaways: 426 calories, 37g of fat. 114% of the recommended daily value for saturated fat. I think this will be my last breve latte. 
