1001 is a binary number but 1002 is not. Neither is 99 or 999. Binary is 1 or 0. Binary is on or off. Like being pregnant (or Hamlet), in binary terms, you are or you’re not. There is no in between. There is no 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 or 16 or 18 or 21 in the binary system. And binary oppositions are often also ingrained into our thinking. Male versus female. Black versus white. Good versus bad. Business versus arts …