My brain seizure is gone; what a relief. Thanks John!
RealDigits[N[Sqrt[2] - 1, 6], 2]
yields
{{1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1}, -1}
