I think the point is that it is hard to see the difference. It is the tiny variations or elements of pattern that affect the compression. Even if something looks organic there are elements that are more random than organic matter, they are indistinguishable by the naked eye which is why a computer is used.
This isn't a fail safe method but a way of checking how likely it is to be organic.
I've had a philosphy teacher who couldn't do any maths beyond adding up the marks but could see and appreciate the beauty of maths.
I've known gifted physicists who cant stand maths beyond using it to calculate things
I've known a person who can look at a long polynomial and simplify it completely in one glance.
I can work out a series of basic, (but not easy) calulations in my head faster than someone who has to take the calculkator out of their pencil case and set it to degrees rather than radians. I love the beauty of maths but can't remember formulaes or see the straight foward way to simplify things.
The fact is every brain works differently.
The only people that I get annoyed about are people are proud that they "never could no numbers". Innumeracy is as bad as illiteracy. Not everyone can do maths, but they shouldn't be proud of the fact (they shouldnt be ashamed either)
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I think the point is that it is hard to see the difference. It is the tiny variations or elements of pattern that affect the compression. Even if something looks organic there are elements that are more random than organic matter, they are indistinguishable by the naked eye which is why a computer is used. This isn't a fail safe method but a way of checking how likely it is to be organic.
Funny, I'd go for the G3 for the same reason.
I've had a philosphy teacher who couldn't do any maths beyond adding up the marks but could see and appreciate the beauty of maths.
I've known gifted physicists who cant stand maths beyond using it to calculate things
I've known a person who can look at a long polynomial and simplify it completely in one glance.
I can work out a series of basic, (but not easy) calulations in my head faster than someone who has to take the calculkator out of their pencil case and set it to degrees rather than radians. I love the beauty of maths but can't remember formulaes or see the straight foward way to simplify things.
The fact is every brain works differently.
The only people that I get annoyed about are people are proud that they "never could no numbers". Innumeracy is as bad as illiteracy. Not everyone can do maths, but they shouldn't be proud of the fact (they shouldnt be ashamed either)