I&#x27;ll be honest:  I solve problems more like the first than the second.<p>I have sensors for certain kinds of information.  I would like to be able to process it in order to convert it into other types of information.<p>That isn&#x27;t to say the second type of problem isn&#x27;t important:  to be able to say &quot;solution X is the same as solution Y, even though their forms are very different&quot; is powerful when you&#x27;re trying to analyze and evaluate solutions to a problem.  It&#x27;s just a less common problem to solve.