A n-by-n magic square is a list of numbers from 1 to n^2 where sum of numbers in each row/column/diagonal are all equal.
For example, this is the 4x4 magic square:
1 15 14 4
12 6 7 9
8 10 11 5
13 3 2 16
The sum of each row/column/diagonal are all 34.
For 3x3, the magic square is unique, up to rotation and reflection.
>Arman Farvardin awoke in his barracks room at Gurdogil Missile Base, his room being a open air quarters shared with roughly 50 other men who all slept on sleeping bags. However, he was happy, ecstatic even, as he was one of the many brave men who had the absolute privilege of doing his glorious Scorpion Emperorโs bidding. He was restful, after his mandated four hours of sleep, and went to work on the newest project of the genius emperor, upgrading the SexHaver69 warhead to the much more cool SexIndulger warhead. His job was to simply drive a forklift with the new warhead to the body of the old missile, which was super cool as he didnโt really โknowโ how to drive before joining the army, granted he wasnโt given any formal training on the job but he made do, with only eight recorded accidents since he started roughly six months prior.
>As he was driving the large warhead from the magazine to the missile, he heard the familiar alarm sounds of missiles about to be fired. Missiles were firing a lot from his neck of the woods in recent months, and he hoped he could get this warhead on before the missiles shot so he could watch them. He sped up a bit to get in the chamber where the refit was happening. At that moment he saw the thrusters ignite no more then one hundred feet in front of him.
>Arman Farvardin opened his eyes and felt nothing but could smell his own charred flesh. The missile was gone, without a warhead. He had one final thought before he closed his eyes for the last time.
>โThank Allah I could die for the Emperorโ
^credit ^to ^/u/notbatman28
Tokyo, Japan
#Devastation at Gurdogil, White House untouched despite 43 civilian casualties
The Asahi Shimbun | Issued March 1st, 2049 - 12:00 | Tokyo, Japan
TOKYO - The Slayer has been infinitely embarrassed as even Kim Jong Un's surviving relatives living in the Joseon Dynasty reportedly where seen laughing on television following reports of the complete failure that was "Operation Death to the West" as launched by the Scorpion Empire. The operation which reportedly had originally planned to see approximately 40 new S*xIndulger ICBMs at the Third American Republic (in specific the White House) was instead met with total failure as nearly 80% of the warheads failed before launch leading to the destruction of Missile Base Gurdogil, with devastation so high it was viewable on satellite owing to the Wa
... keep reading on reddit โกKorean rebels in support of Emperor Gojong.
Revolt and Retreat
Korea was the first major overseas colony of the Japanese Empire, with the Rising Sun shining upon the Hermit Kingdom for nearly 15 years prior to the beginning of the Pacific War, with the Japanese annexation of Korea following the Sino-Japanese War. It had been Korea where the fuse for the Russo-Japanese War was lit, and it had been Korea where Japan first succeeded in suppressing an independence movement. Koreaโs movement for independence would grow throughout the Pacific War, yet the heavy-handed Japanese tactics in preventing revolt would remain successful early on, even as the exiled House of Joseon began to gather followers. The claimant to the Korean throne, โKingโ Gojong was not incredibly popular by any means, yet his complete lack of power led to him becoming a point of unity for Korean nationalists, with liberals such as Yun Chi-Ho and Syngman Rhee, who had once led opposition to Gojong, now supporting a constitutional monarchy with him at its head while the Donghak religious sect Gojong had violently suppressed now considered him an ally.
The exiled King and his allies planned throughout 1898, but remained in watched exile in China. In mid-November Gojong would disappear from the watch of Japan and the world, before apparently resurfacing weeks later in Russian-backed Turkestan. This warned Japanese forces of the possibility of planning for an insurrection in Korea, yet with the Empire focusing on continuing its advance in Tonkin, the calls from Governor of Japanese Korea Kawakami Soroku for reinforcements of troops unheeded. In December, followers of the Donghak religion, largely in Northern Korea, began to organize. Japanese troops responded quickly and fighting broke out. Though officially classified by Japanese authorities as nothing more than a revolt by a cult, up to 250,000 Koreans would participate in the revolt, with over 30,000 Chinese and Russian subjects being sent over the border with their governmentโs implicit approval to aid in the Korean revolt, as the Russian and Chinese governments would smuggle Chinese, Russian, American, and German weapons into Korea and Manchuria.
The Japanese force in Korea numbered only 8,000 when the revolt began and was quickly overwhelmed. The thousands of well-armed Korean rebels quickly captu
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Ranked #1 Think Tank in the World by Global Go To Think Tank Index
#TIMELINE: For the Republic, Part Four (The Second Collapse)
###"Weakness on the American Continent has seen the transformation of a Third American Civil War into a continental tug-of-war between the United States of America (Houston) and the Alfheimr."
December 25th, 2048
WRITTEN BY
The Sakura Award for Strategy Analysis
>"From where the Republic's kneeling it must seem like an 18-carat run of bad luck. But, truth is... the game was rigged from the start."
-Kenichiro Sasae
>##JUSTICE: The End of All Things / / President Jones crosses the Savannah
>"What have the Japanese said?" Katherine Washington asked as she looked over the millions of papers strewn across her desk.
>"They won't intervene." Replied the President's aide as they shuffled on their feet in an anxious fit.
>"Is that all they said?" Questioned the President and daughter of the man who had signed the peace agreement with Japan.
>"Not exactly...they...didn't really say they wouldn't intervene. The Ambassador kind of just laughed before hanging up the phone." The Aide looked grim as she gave her report, the sound of fighter engines overhead more evident, as aircraft launched from aircraft carriers in the Bight.
>"And to think there was a promise that they'd keep those damn tinfoil people at bay in the South." President Katherine Washington looked solemnly out the window which overlooked the capital of the Third Republic. "You can go home now, I don't think we'll be needing political aides any longer."
>"What about you, Ms. President?" The aide did her best to act concerned.
>"I'll stay here until the end. I want to watch the Republic fall." Katherine smiled a solemn smile before placing her own Colt 1911 on the Presidential Desk. "But if she falls, I won't be taking the coward's way out."
>------
>>Political Analysts from across the globe would argue that the Third American
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#JIIA | Japan Institute of International Affairs
Ranked #1 Think Tank in the World by Global Go To Think Tank Index
#TIMELINE: The Chinese Nightmare
###"Torn asunder by Ragnarรถk, a Middle Kingdom falls to the sounds of flood and fire."
December 25th, 2045
WRITTEN BY
The Sakura Award for Strategy Analysis
>"In 2026 the world bore witness to the War of Deliverance, at that time there was no expert who could have ever imagined we would see a war more violent. Yet twenty years later, the world knows of only one method for conquest and now we see that pushed to her logical extreme."
-Kenichiro Sasae
>##Begin Tradition / / The Genocide of Dederick von Lohengrin
>And I heard as it were the noise of thunder.
>One of the four beasts saying come and see and I saw.
>And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts
>And I looked and behold, a pale horse
>And his name that sat on him was Death
>And Hell followed with him.
>------
>>The collapse of the Chinese nation-state would be one without any ceremony or adieu. Once one of the few nations considered to be a great power, the People's Federation of China had long since fallen into isolation and obscurity. So when the "Night King of Europe" now formally known as the Aesir gave the formal order to conduct what Alfheimr had come to call "Ragnarรถk" upon the Chinese nation and her people, none across the globe would raise a hand to defend the Dragon of the East. And on the 1st of September, Ragnarรถk would be unleashed as the full might of Alfheimr's considerable wunderprojects upon not only the Chinese military and government, but the people at large. A fraction of the arsenal once built and designed to wage total war in Europe would come crashing down upon major cities, power stations, a
... keep reading on reddit โกI don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
Do your worst!
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies ๐
It really does, I swear!
KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN PERSEKUTUAN NUSANTARA
Ministry of Defence of the Nusantara League
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เฎจเฏเฎเฎพเฎจเฏเฎคเฎฐเฎพ เฎเฏเฎเฏเฎเฎฎเฏเฎชเฏเฎชเฏ เฎชเฎพเฎคเฏเฎเฎพเฎชเฏเฎชเฏ เฎ เฎฎเฏเฎเฏเฎเฎเฎฎเฏ
Press release, 01.01.2037
(SINGAPORE) - The Republic of Singapore's Changi Exhibition Centre, in cooperation with the Nusantara Armed Forces, will be hosting the Singapore Defence Expo 2037 from 24 January to 7 February.
Dignitaries and industry professionals from around the world are invited to participate in the exposition, which will showcase state-of-the-art systems and equipment from across the defence realm - as well as related technology and components.
Aerobatic displays at the nearby Singapore Changi International Airport will feature the FNAF Black Knights and the FNAF Jupiter Aerobatic Team.
Warships of the Federal Nusantara Navy will be moored alongside on display, including the Surabaya-Class destroyer FNS Jakarta, the Vigilance-Class frigate FNS Vicious, and the Invincible-Class submarine FNS Invicta.
A full list of equipment and technology offered for sale by Nusantaran companies at the expo has been detailed below. Visitors are asked to be aware of visa requirements (if applicable) for entry into the Nusantara League, and the Republic of Singapore in particular. Visitors are reminded that bringing illicit substances and narcotics into the Republic of Singapore and the rest of the Nusantara League is punishable by imprisonment or death.
- Address for inquiries:
- Kemenhan Komunikasi
- Raden Sudirman Building
- Pancasila Quarter, Aikyampura, Republik Indonesia
- Tel: +62 41 730 2961 Ext. 17831
- Email: komunikasi@Kemenhan.gov.nt
- Twitter: @Kemenhan (Bahasa) @NusantaraMinDef (English)
- Telegram: https://t.me/MINDEFnt
Land Systems
| Equipment | Type | Builder/Manufacturer | Unit Price (subject to change) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harimau | Medium/Light Tank | PT Pindad | $3.5 million | Cockerill 105mm |
| Komodo | Protected Mobility/IMV | PT Pindad | $350,000 | Can maybe take an RPG |
| [Anoa 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anoa_(armoured_personnel_carrier)) | 6x6 APC | PT Pindad | $300,000 | It's a box on wheels |
[AV8 Thunder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DefTech_
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#2045: Age of the Midnight Sun / / Defense of Japan
The Asahi Shimbun | Issued January 1st, 2045 - 12:00 | Tenkyล, Empire of Japan
TOKYO - The Imperial General Headquarters has confirmed that the nation has entered into "Emergency Destruction Protocols" following the mass casualty event which has seen over 110 million Chinese citizens killed and hundreds of millions more displaced. Building upon an existing raising of total alert across the nation, the Imperial General Headquarters citing the "real possibility of Total War" across Asia as a result of Iran's assault - moved to initiate safety procedures. The operation which has been a little known fail-safe initially created by Colonel Ishimoto Sลma as a response to the Day of Black Sun, is one of the most significant Japanese military contingencies in history. Involving a nation-wide "preparation", these measures involves the maintaining of economic output and continuity while eliminating overall risk to civilians in the event of a foreign act of "retribution".
This has seen vast numbers of underground bomb shelters, emergency preparedness kits, and other assets made available while Japanese assets under the MDS ensure all citizens are in line with existing emergency preparedness protocols. At the same time, the Imperial House of Yamato has been separated and moved across the country, to ensure the long-term survival of the Imperial Household at large. This includes Princess Alice who is currently living in the Commonwealth of Nordic Kingdoms. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs continues to stand by its prior message of Japan's current "non-involved" status.
Confidential
As part of ongoing readiness operations, the Imperial General Headquarters has now confirmed with approval from His Imperial Majesty and the Prime Minister, of the creation of the Third Supreme War Council which as per precedent will now
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Buenosdillas
Pilot on me!!
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
When I got home, they were still there.
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
I won't be doing that today!
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