Compile against Java 8

(Yes, you read that right. Oracle still ships JRE8 on Windows in 2024)

Clock changes for 2024 regs

Bump some dependency versions to mitigate the famous Log4J vulnerability

Has never been much of an issue for the WCA because TNoodle is run locally anyways
but some external app developers noted their concerns when consuming our Maven artifacts.

Fast optimal Square-1 solver!