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Rotating Philosophers Problem

Can you help the philosophers find a good place to sit before they get five forks and spaghetti?

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Socrates Voltaire Descartes Plato
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Socrates Voltaire Descartes Plato Konfuzius
Konfuzius Socrates Voltaire Descartes Plato
Plato Konfuzius Socrates Voltaire Descartes
Descartes Plato Konfuzius Socrates Voltaire
Voltaire Descartes Plato Konfuzius Socrates

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> Socrates Voltaire Descartes Plato Konfuzius
> Konfuzius Socrates Voltaire Descartes Plato
> Plato Konfuzius Socrates Voltaire Descartes
> Descartes Plato Konfuzius Socrates Voltaire
> Voltaire Descartes Plato Konfuzius Socrates

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#98 Matt Donahoe / @mdonahoe - Score: 33 - 10/24/11 @ 23:22 
A Konfuzius<Esc>qqYp$diw0Pa <Esc>$xq3@qZZ

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#99 Thomas Wickham / @mackwic - Score: 33 - 11/03/11 @ 13:11 
A Konfuzius<Esc>qqYPj4wD0Pa <Esc>$xq3@qZZ

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#100 Kevin / @exclipy - Score: 33 - 12/01/11 @ 03:16 
A Konfuzius <Esc>qqYp4wD^Pq3@q$<C-V>4kxZZ

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#101 Arto Vuori / @dhpe - Score: 33 - 09/01/12 @ 10:23 
A Konfuzius<Esc>qqYp$diw0Pa <Esc>$xq3@qZZ

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#102 Manuel Korfmann / @mkorfmann - Score: 34 - 01/18/11 @ 02:53 
A Konfuzius<Esc>qqYp4f xD0Pa <Esc>q3@q:wq<CR>

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#103 Misha (Mike) Granin / @Granin - Score: 34 - 01/18/11 @ 20:26 
A Konfuzius<Esc>qqYp4f xD0Pa <Esc>q3@q:wq<CR>

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#104 Solomon White / @rubysolo - Score: 34 - 02/09/11 @ 09:01 
A Konfuzius<Esc>qaYp4whD^Pa <Esc>^hxq3@aZZ

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#105 Dan Masquelier / @danmasq - Score: 34 - 07/01/11 @ 14:03 
A Konfuzius<Esc>qvYPdwA <Esc>pxq3@vLddHPZZ

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#106 p0ckets / @p0ckets - Score: 34 - 10/10/11 @ 15:23 
A Konfuzius<Esc>qqYpd4e$p`[i <Esc>0xq3@qZZ

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#107 Michael Levin / @kinnetica - Score: 34 - 12/06/11 @ 12:52 
A Konfuzius<Esc>qqYp4wdwa<BS><Esc>^Pa <Esc>q3@qZZ

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#108 Feanor Celebrimbor / @tumbaletaurea - Score: 34 - 06/04/12 @ 22:16 
A Konfuzius<Esc>qtyyp$bde0Pa <Esc>$xq3@tZZ

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#109 Torben Rasmussen / @rasmustorben - Score: 35 - 08/16/11 @ 09:13 
A Konfuzius<Esc>qqyyp4whd$0Pa <Esc>0xq3@qZZ

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#110 Christopher Brew / @Seph1rothVII - Score: 35 - 01/11/12 @ 12:14 
$a Konfuzius<Esc>qqyyp4wdw^Pa <Esc>$xq3@qZZ

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#111 Ben Friedland / @bfriedland174 - Score: 35 - 05/20/12 @ 23:48 
A Konfuzius<Esc><Esc>qqyyp$daw0Pa <Esc>0xq3@qZZ

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#112 ondrejsimek / @ondrejsimek - Score: 36 - 11/20/11 @ 08:52 
A Konfuzius <Esc>0y$4P0qq4wywPr<CR>q4@qddZZ

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#113 Ravi S Sinha / @ambidextrousTx - Score: 36 - 08/30/12 @ 21:29 
A Konfuzius<Esc>qayyp$daw0Pa <Esc>0xq3@a:wq<CR>

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#114 Petr Palata / @petrpalata - Score: 43 - 01/27/11 @ 16:13 
A Konfuzius<Esc>Y4p4dwqqA <Esc>px<CR>q3dw@q2dw@qdw@qZZ

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#115 niquola / @niquola - Score: 44 - 01/19/11 @ 12:01 
A Konfuzius<Esc>yypqq$F D0Pa <Esc>0xyypq@q@q@qdd:wq<CR>

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#116 Jay Phillips / @jicksta - Score: 45 - 01/29/11 @ 15:49 
A Konfuzius<Esc>Y4pqq4wdw0Pa <Esc>$x0qj2@qj3@qj4@q:x<CR>

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#117 Sergei O. Udalov / @r_wilco - Score: 48 - 01/19/11 @ 01:16 
$a Konfuzius<Esc>yypqs$vb<Left>x^Pa <Esc>^<Left>xyypq@s@s@sdd<Esc>:wq<CR>

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#118 Kristoffer Roupé / @kitofr - Score: 51 - 07/29/11 @ 05:37 
A Konfuzius<Esc>v0yo<Esc>Pa <Esc>pyy3PdtKjdtPjdtDjdtVtV<C-Q>kkk$dZZ

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#119 Анатолий Безгубов / @bezgubov - Score: 59 - 01/19/11 @ 06:01 
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#120 Mike Perham / @mperham - Score: 91 - 01/30/11 @ 15:00 
A Konfuzius<Esc>yy4p4wdw<Esc>0Pa <Esc><Down>03dw$a <Esc>p<Esc><Down>02dw$Pup<Esc>b<Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>i <Esc><Down>0dw<Esc>$a <Esc>p<Esc><Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Down>x<Down><Right>x<Down><Right>x<Down><Right>x:wq<CR>

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#121 Reza Lotun / @rlotun - Score: 111 - 01/30/11 @ 10:48 
$a Konfuzius<Esc>Vyp:s/\(\w\+\) \(\w\+\) \(\w\+\) \(\w\+\) \(\w\+\)/\5 \1\<BS> \2 \3 \4/<CR><Esc>Vyp:<Up><CR>Vyp:<Up><CR>Vyp:<Up><CR><Esc>:w<CR>"<Esc><Esc>:q<CR>

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#122 shulc / @shulc - Score: 170 - 01/20/11 @ 03:33 
A Konfuzius<Esc>yy<Esc>pwwwwdw<Esc>I<Esc>p<Esc>u<Esc>P <Esc>hli <Esc>A<Esc>xlhhhhhlyy<Esc>pwwwwdw<Esc>I<Esc>P <Esc>hli <Esc>Ax<Esc>xx<Esc>yy<Esc>pwwwwdw<Esc>IP<Esc>u<Esc>Pi <Esc>uli <Esc>lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllx<Esc>yy<Esc>pwwwwdw<Esc>I<Esc>P <Esc>i <Esc>A<Esc>xx<Esc>u<Esc>:wq<CR>

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122 active golfers, 295 entries

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#100 - Kevin / @exclipy

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#103 - Misha (Mike) Granin / @Granin

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