Top news for December 21, 2008

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Show HN: We started building an AI dev tool but it turned into a Sims-style game

Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection

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Users claim Discord's age verification can be tricked with video game characters

Google Set Up Two Robotic Arms For a Game of Infinite Table Tennis

KDE Plasma 6.5 Adds Notifications For Low Printer Ink Levels

Whatever Happened to the TikTok Ban?

China’s quant hedge funds stock up on talent – at US expense – to fuel expansion, AI use