Postman: I have a parcel for 1,000 Binary Lane – I’ve never delivered there before.
Postmaster: It’s the fourth one up on the right – at the end.
Postman: Fourth?!
Postmaster: Well, it is Binary Lane.
Postman: I have a parcel for 1,000 Binary Lane – I’ve never delivered there before.
Postmaster: It’s the fourth one up on the right – at the end.
Postman: Fourth?!
Postmaster: Well, it is Binary Lane.
“Here you are, Mr. Binary, your room, Room 5.”
Mr. B: Oh, no! I distinctly asked not to be allocated this room number, it’s even unluckier than room one-one-o-one!
“Our room numbers don’t go up that far, Mr. Binary. We only have 20 rooms.
SD Mr. B considers this.
Mr. B: And, are you sure that nineteen pounds eighty four is the correct amount per night? Have I got that right?
Oh! one should not,
if one can, do nothing;
with zero tolerance,
willy-nilly,
and wonder why the consequences
have no relative value.
101
111
101
One hundred and one,
one hundred and eleven
one hundred and one.
.
10001
That’s the syllables;
which means ten thousand and one
in raw binary.