Subj : Reviews To : Lee Lofaso From : Kevin Gibson Date : Sat Jul 21 2001 03:01 pm - Hello Lee, KG> Here's a recent comment from one of "the watchers:" > There is nothing worse than being peerless in a peer-review system. LL> There is nothing *better* than being peerless in a peer-review system. LL> Just ask Hannibal Lecter. He knows. The comment may have been directed at someone who believes himself or herself unique, possessing some intellectual capacity or technology that exceeds that of any other. Or the observer may have a soft spot for someone who thinks himself or herself beleaguered by critics whose opinions are perceived as less valuable. There are other possibilities. KG> One wonders who thinks himself peerless. LL> Hannibal Lecter. And he does not wonder. He knows. KG> My first thought was of the Lord of the Flies. LL> Silence of the Lambs. It was a long time before I chose to watch that movie. The trailers depicting Lecter in his cell didn't give me the impression that it would be the kind of movie I enjoy. My memory of it at the moment is vague. What inspired the title? The juxtaposition of the titles "Lord of the Flies" and "Silence of the Lambs" is interesting. Did one suggest the other? KG> What would it mean if you were without peer? LL> One can eat all they want, at one great price. The ultimate Omnivore. The highest Echelon. Were you referring to "Lord of the Flies?" KG> If, for instance, a group far exceeds all others in its access to KG> and command of technology, so that it has "no peers," is that a KG> good thing? Why or why not? LL> Nah. Hannibal Lecter wanted it all to himself. Except in the end, LL> in which he decided to share a meal with his FBI counterpart. Parts of the movie are coming back to me. It was about control. Are you with the FBI? The NSA? KG> Why would one participate in a peer-review system if he considered KG> himself without peer? LL> For one's own amusement, of course. Besides, one might actually LL> get a convert or two in the process. ;) Good points. - -+- QuikEdit 2.41R+ --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: Sursum Corda! BBS-New Orleans 1-504-897-6006 USR33k6 (1:396/45) .