When asked about a bus schedule, you wonder if it is 16 or 32 bits.
When you are counting objects, you go "0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D...".
When you dream in 256 palettes of 256 colours.
When your wife says "If you don't turn off that damn machine and come to
bed, then I am going to divorce you!", and you chastise her for omitting
the "else" clause.
You try to sleep, and think sleep(8 * 3600); /* sleep for 8 hours /
When you are reading a book and look for the scroll bar to get to the next
page.
You mis-dial a phone number part-way through and look for the backspace
button.
When after fiddling around all day with routers etc, you pick up the phone
and start dialling an IP number...
When not only do you check your email more often than your paper mail, but
you remember your {network address} faster than your postal one.
When you look for a icon to double-click to open your bedroom window.
When you go to balance your chequebook and discover that you're doing the
maths in octal.
When you look for a trash can icon for throwing the rubbish out.
When you get in the lift and double-click the button for the floor you
want.
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