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Security expert reveals surprising way to make your password stronger: use emojis (nypost.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Salamendacious@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] mojo@lemm.ee 58 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Terrible idea, good luck logging in on desktop.

[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago (4 children)

You know there's someone somewhere who would answer you with, "what's a desktop?"

[–] Zellith@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] Skies5394@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

Listen here, you little shit

[–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks 6 points 2 years ago

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"what's a computer?"

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[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Dammit I'd forgotten that awful commercial. Angry upvote.

[–] mvirts@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I'm still in denial 😅

[–] ChickenAndRice@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I began feeling old when re**itors started calling their site an 'app'

[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

You can say Reddit it isn't blasphemous

[–] abhibeckert@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Wait, you can't type emoji on your desktop? I feel sorry for you. 🥺

[–] BellaDonna@mujico.org 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I have no idea how you could either. I don't know how to create them with s keyboard

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Winkey + .

Works on Windows and some Linux distros by default

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago

Firefox has an addon that opens up an emoji panel.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago (4 children)

For Windows 10/11, its win+; to open the emote window.

[–] danielton@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Cmd+Ctrl+Spacebar on Mac

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago

Huh! TIL ☺

[–] Garbanzo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's Windows logo key  + . (period).

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-keyboard-tips-and-tricks-588e0b72-0fff-6d3f-aeee-6e5116097942

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Both work for me and I haven't messed with the keybindings for it.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

Who needs Reddit when people like you are here on Lemmy.

[–] sverit@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

Under Windows press Win+.