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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Luccus@feddit.de to c/linux@lemmy.ml

You can totally use emojis as passwords. You can probably even make this a policy at your company.

Edit: I thought this was an obvious enough joke, but just to clear things up: Only do this if you hate your company and everyone working there.

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[-] dandroid@dandroid.app 20 points 2 years ago

You can add emojis to your wifi SSID. I do not recommend it for compatibility reasons, though. Your printer might not like it.

[-] miversen33@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago
[-] elvith@feddit.de 23 points 2 years ago

Instructions unclear, p...aper stuck in tray 1

[-] JetpackJackson@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago
[-] cerement@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago

PC LOAD LETTER

[-] madis@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

In my experience, several devices don't display the emoji as a correct icon (instead show the rectangle "tofu"), but they still work with it.

Source: am using an emoji with some normal characters on SSID

[-] dandroid@dandroid.app 2 points 2 years ago

That's good! That's best case scenario, honestly. With how awful printers are, I wouldn't be surprised if some just crashed.

[-] superkret@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

That'll make setting up your wifi from the command line all kinds of fun.
Even my SSID with , and : in it stumps the Debian installer.

[-] vox@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago

why tf would a printer need internet access, ever?

[-] miversen33@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago

You do know printers can receive jobs wirelessly right?

[-] vox@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

just plug the printer into your router or something like raspberry pi (or a pc that's running constantly) with a usb cable if you need that

[-] nikoof@feddit.ro 20 points 2 years ago

Internet access? Never. LAN access though is a different story altogether...

[-] dandroid@dandroid.app 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It is very useful for your printer to have LAN access so you can print jobs wirelessly from your laptop.

But printer was just an example of a low-tech device. It could have easily been your Nintendo 3DS that might implode if your SSID had an emoji in it.

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