Fine news

I am ecstatic to announce a new Happy Mutant on the scene: Poesy Emmeline Fibonacci Nautilus Taylor Doctorow. Hatched at home, in a pool, this morning, in London, weighing 9 lbs and 6 oz. All bits correct and accounted for. Already stolen the hearts of all who see her.

Consider me on paternity leave until further notice. Link

I write books. My latest is a YA science fiction novel called Homeland (it's the sequel to Little Brother). More books: Rapture of the Nerds (a novel, with Charlie Stross); With a Little Help (short stories); and The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (novella and nonfic). I speak all over the place and I tweet and tumble, too.

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Miss Cellania

Oh, congratulations on such a beautiful daughter! Too bad you won’t have any names available for the next child. Kudos all around!
hikeebahikeeba

Awwww!
sorry,couldn’t help myself :)
congratulations to the whole,expanded and improved, family…and double congratulations on a happy homebirth!
ratbastid

Congrats, Cory–she looks just like you!

I’m trying to imagine what her teenage rebellion will look like. “No, Dad, I WILL buy DRM’ed music files, and you can’t stop me! I reject your free culture ideals!”
mac guru

congrats Cory!

Stock up on Caffeine, lots and lots of caffeine….oh and some taurine!
JG

Today in my on going comments concerning Cory’s photos I can only say:

WOW, WHAT A CUTEY!!

Congarts!!

Before you know it she’ll be driving!!!
ridestowe

hooray, someone smart is contributing to the genepool!
Mycroft

Congratulations.
cwoehrl

Hooray! Best wishes to all of you! And what a magnificent name she has :-)
Marilyn Terrell

Man, that’s a significantly sized baby to be born at home! Congrats to dad and especially mom. I love that determined expression on her face, like, “I don’t care how many times you click that camera at me, you are NOT going to wake me up, after all I’ve been through!”
Hagrid

Best wishes on the birth! (And what a name!)
wgmleslie

Wonderful! Congratulations on your new addition!

Oh, and 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4181, 6765, 10946, 17711, 28657, 46368, 75025, 121393!
Nelson.C

Yay, congrats! Have a virtual handshake. Sure is cute for a mutant.
thatmikeykid

PEFNTD!

She’s beautiful, congrats.
bbreader

One day old and already in Wikipedia. Who in their right mind would want that for their kid or them self. Can only hope you’re joking about the names.
griffey

Congratulations, Cory…my daughter made her appearance Dec 15, and I can tell you unequivocally that the whole world just gets brighter.

Can’t wait to hear her story.
Patrick Dodds

Congrats to you all – she is very cute!
Ninja Monkey

Someone get that baby a set of goggles and a cape!
ADDCast

This is awesome news. Congratulations to you and your entire family.

I love the names.
JayeRandom

Congratulations! And those are awesome names.
Pipenta

She’s lovely.
pchcowboy

Today in my ongoing series of photos from my travels over the years…
Mnemesis

Congratulations and omedetou gozaimasu! From my Not quite English speaking wife.
Enjoy the sleep you can get while you can get it!
Vanwall

Congrats! Are you registered at Capes-and-Goggles-Are-Us yet? Your life just got more fun!
evilrooster

Adding my congratulations to the enormous list…well done to all three of you!

The only advice I would give is to ignore all advice.
RugerRedhawk

I hope you’re kidding about the names.
porn for creative souls

mazel tov!
cmuncey

Congratulations!
StyleSwag

Congratulations! Better start teaching her how to spell all those names now. I hear it’s pretty competitive at Mutant X Academy Pre-K/Nursery School!

Doesn’t she smell good? Someone needs to bottle those smells – New Baby, New Car, New Puppy, New Doll, New Shoes.
anonymoustom

Cory, brilliant.I had to finally create an account to congratulate you, Alice and the little one. Genuinely makes me happy, this.. Best of luck!

You’ve given a whole new meaning to the word ‘Boing’ XD
benediktus

herzlichen glueckwunsch! i know exacly how you feel. happy hormone-loaded first days (and nights) with your newcomer (and wow, that’s a big girl).
raisedbywolves

Adorable baby! Congratulations!

I think if I were her, I’d go with “Emmy”, but then I’m boring.
valaria23

She is lovely!

Believe it when they say she will grow up very quickly and enjoy your sweet baby, even when she is hot/cold/lonely/hungry/timeshifted and can’t make you understand her language.
vjinterkosmos

Congrats from the far thawing north as well, Cory! My bomb’s still ticking at approx. 5196 hours, let u know when it goes off.
thordora

Congrats! She’s lovely! Buy some red bull, and get ready to fall in love again. :)
kilranian

Congratulations to all 3 of you. That’s one hell of a name.
ColleenW

Hi Cory

Many congrats!!
Michael’s mom, Colleen xx
freeholdhal

mazel tov, what a beautiful baby with a cool name.

knowing your fondness for rudy rucker, i’ll
be upset if she’s not called “e to the i
cutie pi” within a month with those middle
names.
Ape Lad

Congratulations! Parenting is fun!
chispa

Awesome news! Congratulations to you and your family. What a beautiful little girl!
matociquala

Congratulations to all three of you.

Yay!
johen

Congrats!
Mjolniir

Congrats!

That being said, I have a serious problem with mutants stealing hearts. I may be out alone here, but people can’t live without hearts.

One more thing to be paranoid about.

Gotta go. I think THEY might be monitoring my communications.
jordan

Congratulations, and good luck!
MOONBAT

I thought you were gay.

I also thought you had an MFA, which apparently isn’t true either.

“Cory Doctorow has no college degree, just a busy Web site and some provocative views on copyright”

http://chronicle.com/free/v53/i31/31a03001.htm

It’s good to be wrong. When you think you know who people are, it’s much easier to judge them.
dave hutchinson

May I add my congratulations. Grand news.
Davin

Congratulations! That’s a mighty long name.
Evelyn Browne

Congratulations!
yatribhai

Long-time reader and freeloader, but felt compelled to create an account to say congratulations!
TheFirstMan

Wow! Wow!
darrell

Darn it, wouldn’t you know Xeni beat me to the baby overlord line.

That being said, congratulations!
klg19

Beautiful baby, fantastic name–congratulations to the entire Doctorow clan!
Javier Candeira

Yay, congratulations to proud dad and mum, and welcome to peacefullyy sleeping baby girl!
Spherical Time

Congrats! Welcome Poesy!
Perla

awwwwwwwwwwwwwww…. congrats Cory!!! She’s so gorgeous. Felicidades from Spain
connor811

Epic name, congratulations!
GammaBlog

They are a lovely bunch of names, plenty to choose from if Poesy won’t do.
Moon

It’s appropriate for he to be born in London, she looks a little like Winston Churchill!

Hahahahaha! Just kidding, you big lug! Congratulations.
Takuan

Having had time to study the naming; my sincerest compliments.
rexdude

I’m late to comment here- but her face looks EXACTLY like this anime expression- >_<
cajunfj40

Congratulations, and Welcome to the World to Poesy!

Sing to her a lot, hold her a lot, let her know she’s loved – though it’s sometimes heart-wrenching to have to tell my daughter “bye bye” in the morning when I’m off to work (if she’s even awake yet…) she knows who Daddy is and breaks into a huge smile when she hears the door opening at That Time Of The Evening.

Being a Daddy will change you, mostly in good ways, and you and your wife will become a stronger team than ever. Best of luck to you all!

I like “Poesy” as a name, too. We gave our daughter first and middle names and call her a nickname put together from them, so she’ll have plenty of names to pick from when she decides who she wants to be known as. Poesy will have even more!

Spend time with her – she’ll only be small once…

Take care,
-cajun
RickB

Congratulations!
sfarmer76

Congratulations to the parents. She’s a lovely little girl.
complicity

Nautilus? That seems a little… shellfish.
Gisburne

Congratulations, but… pls tll m y r jkng bt ths nms. ‘v nvr ndrstnd th qst t nflct vr mr tlndsh nd, ltmtly, mbrrssng nms n chldrn. Wll, t lst sh wll hv t b wll dctd, f nly t b bl t wrt hr wn nm. Bt gn, congratulations.
mujadaddy

“Poesey” is very nice. I approve. :P

Congratulations.
Gal_n_AL

Moonbat, you are one sad little creep! Did you not happen to notice Cory just had a baby born?!? You need a life and some joy in it. Stop trying to be the fly in the punchbowl.
Gal_n_AL

to Posey’s mom: hat’s off to you, girl. you have my respect. I had 2 unmedicated births, but I was way too chicken sh** to have them at home. Your baby is beautiful in every single way! Mazeltov!
garykemble

Congratulations to all the Doctorows, esp the new one!
Halloween Jack

Congratulations! Eventually, you will get to sleep through the night again.
jrtom

A most heartfelt congratulations, sir. Speaking as the father of a 3-year-old and two 7-month-olds, you’ve just stepped onto one king hell of a roller coaster ride–hang on. :)
Robbo

Mutants rule! My best to you all.

You can now look forward to 20 years of sleep deprivation.

Cheers.
Chris Spurgeon

Cory! I’m so happy for all three of you! And let me just say… on behalf of the entire species… thanks for increasing the genetic diversity of the planet.
Tavie

She’s beautiful, Cory! Congratulations to you three! Welcome to the world, Poesy!
Moon

PEFNTD. Nope, can’t figure out what it’s an acronym for. Something to do with copyfight and LEGO, would be my guess.

:D
sunsetcat

Congratulations!
Clifton

Congratulations, Cory! Parenthood is the most worthwhile adventure in life. Don’t let any naysayers get you down; 21 years ago I gave my daughter an unusual name, and she has thrived with it.
yotta

Mazel!

*Interesting. For years he manages to keep his private life private. He spawns a happy little mutant and now can’t keep from drooling in public.*
trifles

Congratulations! Joy and felicitations and size six-month onesies!
elliot winner

Congrats, Cory! That’s a fine lookin’ hatchling you got there.
Gisburne

Cngrtltns, bt ths nms… trly, trly mbrrssng.
Tits McGee

Congratulations! She’s lovely.
SarahWriter

Gorgeous little mutant baby! Wonderful names! Congratulations to you all. You never know how much you can love until you hold your baby.

And you do realize you have doomed her to a life of “No, my name’s NOT POSY.”
CD

Congratulations! May she live long and prosper.
FredM

Hey! It’s a Haiku
Poesy Emmeline
Fibonacci Nautilus
Taylor Doctorow
Euryale

Congratulations to the new parents! Quite a collection of names. I’m particularly fond of Emmeline, though my inner geek is jumping for joy at “Fibonacci Nautilus”.
Violet

Congratulations Cory

Gods blessing on you all,

Violet
Michael R. Bernstein

Conga Rats!
Stef

Aww! Congratulations!
airshowfan

Congratulations on the arrival of the latest member of your boingboinging, videogaming, copyfighting, linux-using, high-altitude-balloon-blogging family!

airshowfan.com/babys-first-photoshop.jpg

BNM
Lea Hernandez

From one proud parent of two giant geeks (9.75 and 9.25) to the proud parents of their first, CONGRATULATIONS.

(Psst! NOW we know what slows Cory down! We’ll have two days to catch up. A thousand of us will have to post every twelve seconds for 48 hours. HURRY!)
O3

Congrats and all… but I feel compelled to point out that several people attempting to spell the baby’s first name have failed so far. And these are your literate bloggers who have the right spelling right in front of them. Posey/Poesey/Posie will always get misspelled. (So will Fi[b/bb]o[n/nn]a[c/cc]i, but I guess that’s less important).

Well, I guess geeky e-celebrities are no different from the regular ones, and inflicting vanity names on their innocent kids is some charismatic tribal custom they all share. As someone saddled with a strange-sounding name as a child I’m going to give mine a simple one and just let him or her choose a new one when they can think for themselves. I think a “Peter” voluntarily changing into a “Trout Fishing in America” is cooler than “Trumpet Moon-Unit Zebrahead” telling his friends his name is “just Tom”.
Lea Hernandez

Oh yeah:
Nautilus=WIN
Antinous

Three hundredth!
calebcharles

All the best to you and yours.
Tavie

@207 – RIGHT ON! My parents gave me an unusual one 28 years ago and it’s done me very, very well. Poesy’s name’s gonna be one of the great gifts she gets!

Now, remember, start her on Disney parks early, but she won’t remember anything until age 3 or so, so make sure THAT trip is *really* special. And don’t neglect the East Coast; Epcot at age 3 is one of my favorite memories.
Fee

Congratulations… but hang on, *how many* babies is that name attached to?

It’s a pretty long set of initials to saddle her with – no form will ever be long enough!
Bonnie

Nautilus is an awesome middle name!
Rock on! Congrats!
geneticblend

Congratulations!
fabiofree

Mazel Tov

Very cute – (not all babies are cute, you know..)
Don’t forget to just stand and stare for at least an hour a day.
dragonet2

Many best wishes!

Bid welcome to loving chaos in your house. Hugs across the e-ways all around.
Guy A Tremblay

Beautiful baby! Congrats!
larisa0001

Congratulations! She’s beautiful.
Aaron Suggs

Congratulations! Great name. :-)
Deb

Congratulations to you and your wife. Another darling Canadian to help steal hearts *giggle* Enjoy the paternity leave, and enjoy!
Cupcake Faerie

Big congrats! She’s spectacular !
thornae

Congratulations, and yay for fresh geeklings!
jjpr

Congratulations!

Brace yourself. This upgrade to your life comes with a free upgrade to your perspective.

I don’t expect your pen to follow any radically new paths.

But I suspect it will have a far sharper point.

I can’t wait to read the new you.
BlueDartFrog

IT’S A GRIL !
Dicordian Eris

Congrats m8!
Dan

Welcome to the world, Little One. Do try to keep an eye on the old man.
Peter

Congrats! Is she being released under Creative Commons?

Great set of names, too. I think if I ever have a kid, I might have to give one of them the middle name Steampunk, though.
brianeisley

Congratulations, Cory. And such a spectacular arrangement of names! Welcome, Poesy!
michaelannb

Fantastic! The greatest adventure ever…
License Farm

Truly your best creation yet, and a collaboration, no less.

P.E.F.N.T.D. is going to be hell to monogram, though.

Again, congratulations, and again, and again.
btm

Congrats!
Fritz Bogott

Hooray! Congratulations! I wish for you what my daughters have brought me: Daily helpings of jubilation and glee!
Andy Nonymous

congratulations!
papiermeister

Beautiful baby, Beautiful name!
Daughters are indeed a blessing that change their daddies’ lives forever! Much joy to your family and to you, sir!
Om Ah Hung!
AccordionGuy

Congrats, Cory and Alice, and welcome to planet Earth, Poesy!
reginald

Do they have instructions on how to create one of these things in the next Make magazine?
Kat Walsh

Congratulations on your lovely derivative work! :-)
cousin229

Congratulations!
With my best wishes!
Michael Brutsch

Congratulations!
Dean

Congratulations! How wonderful!
JG

Posey:

I C U R A Q T 3.14!!
arikol

Congratulations on your gorgeous little girl.

As the proud father of an 8 month old I can state that the pride and happiness just keep on rolling in, in waves (tsunami sized). Enjoy it, and don’t let the “sleepless nights” naysayers scare you. Having a little one is tough at times but oh, so worth it.

And she looks so healthy :)
paufder

Congratulations! What a gift, a blessing, a miracle! I held onto my copy of Haim Ginott’s Between Parent and Child throughout childrearing and it never let me down.
schilsound

Our newest is four months old.

I can’t stop staring into her eyes.

Enjoy your hiatus, and please do keep track of the hours you spend gazing, eh?
Mary Robinette Kowal

Congratulations on your new daughter. The stories behind her names are wonderful.
Sarah Silverman

Hey Cory, you left out Katamari Damacy. It’s not too late to re-file the birth certificate.
Thomas

Hey, congratulations, Cory! I didn’t know you were pregnant.

Hey, can I borrow your hot air balloon while you’re on leave? You’ll be lighter-than-air on your own for quite a while. Permanently, perhaps.

I’m so delighted for you!
Netmouse

Many happy felicitations to all three of you!

Now, when are you bringing her to Penguicon to be properly welcomed into geekdom?
cszostek

Congratulations! Welcome to the word little one, may it be kind to you.

-C-
Joel Johnson

Here comes poop! Much love to you both.
zanzjan

Great name, and congratulations to you both on a beautiful child! She looks an awful lot like you already.

-Suzanne
Jacques

Congrats man, it’s a great feeling, and it just keeps getting better.
Memepunks

Congratulations Cory!
Although I’ve truly loved all your stories, this is your best work yet! Best wishes to you, your co-author, and your new creation. Look out world, Poesy is just getting started!
bookninja

Congratulations, Cory! She’s beautiful. Such a great round head for that large brain!! I love the name Poesy, but I vote for the nickname “Natch” or “Notch”, depending on how you pronounce Fibbonacci. Enjoy it all and keep a secret diary of it from day one. I started at a year and regret letting the first 12 months go by unrecorded by anything except my faulty memory. Best to all of you.
Andrew M.

Congratulations!
Brother Phil

Congratulations!

All of love to you, your partner, and to Poesy!

Have a great time with all the joy you’ve got coming.
isaacb2

Mazal tov, proud father! May she be a blessing to you, and may she grow to a life of learning, of love, and of good deeds.
Practical Archivist

Squee! Joy! Mazel tov! Welcome, Poesy!

-Sally J, The Practical Archivist

P.S. Moon (#200), my mom swears that *ALL* newborns look like Winston Churchill…and I’m inclined to agree with her. :)
David Pescovitz

Congrats, Cory and Alice! Happy birthday, Poesy! We’re glad you’re here. : )
Art

All Best Wishes and Prayers for you and yours!!
Art

Al Best Wishes for you and yours!!
austern

Congratulations, Cory! I look forward to meeting her. (Probably other people have told you this, but it’s easier to travel with a six month old than with a two year old.)
Ken Snider

Best wishes to the three of you. :)
Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator

Gal N Al, be nice to Moonbat — he was saying he’d misjudged. It’s a day for rejoicing.

Gisburne, it’s a lovely name, it’s only nine letters longer than my own, and it’s hardly outlandish. For some points of comparison, check out the Utah Baby Namer.
SapphireSniper

Congratulations Cory & Alice :) She’s adorable! I am also offering babysitting services when you’re in town :)
Chevan

Congratulations!
ponzo

Congratulations! May she and those who love her have health and happiness.
W. James Au

Gloriously awesome news. I love the baby, love the parents… and love that you’ve included a link to every single name.
Abbey

Congratulations, she’s adorable!
phreatic

maybe Winston Churchill just looks like a newborn baby…
Rick.

Congratulations! Boing boing boing…
fennylaise

Congratulations!
ravijo

Wow! Contratulations!
agnot

Many fine congratulations Cory. Poesy look very peaceful. Happy parenting!
sheetzam

Congratulations. I bet you now have a glimmer of how much your life is about to change. The only piece of advice I could possible give is not to try to stick too closely to any plans you made before she was born. Entropy knows all our plans have gone out the window immediately after the birth of both our kids.

Please please please don’t stop writing, though. I really look forward to seeing how your writing changes now you’re a dad.
Dan Tentler

Congratulations Cory! Thats awesome!

I’ll have to shake your hand if I catch you at etech this year!
Carbonfish

I didn’t even know that you were building a sprog, and a beautiful one at that.

Super-well done, and congratulations to the three of you!

I hope that the world brings you all nothing but happy moments and bagfuls of smiles.

KC
Alys

Congratulations!!
Absolutely fantastic news to wake up to this morning.
Everbody

Cheers to the brilliant miniature human!
Stefan Jones

I will pass on the advice given to my parents by a beatnik patron of my grandparents’ restaurant, on seeing me when I was a few weeks old:

Raise her to be a death-ray repairwoman!

Congratulations!
youdiejoe

mucho congratos!
librarygoblin

Mazel tov! What an outstanding name! (My wife looked at the picture and said, “Look! The baby has greater-than and less-than signs for eyes!” Which struck us both as very appropriate for a happy baby mutant.)
Rufus J Squirrel

Hell of a name. Congratulations!
jjasper

Congratulations!
Ivan

YAY!
Alex Spence

Congrats to you, sir!
A New Challenger

You’ll be needing one of these.

Congraturation!
mikerbaker

Congrats, congrats!!! Wonderful name, too. :)
seyo

w00tz for all!
JimT

Mazel tov, Cory and Alice! She’s beautiful, and she will rock your world!
strider_mt2k

All the best on this happy occasion!
Danny O’Brien

Come with us, Poesy! There is much to be done!

xoxox Alice and Cory, xoxoxox!
mkuplens

Wheee – named after my great-great-(great-?)aunt – too cool!
spincycle

Cory, my most sincere congratulations to you!

May she turn the world on its ear!
Tom P

Congratulations on a lovely baby, and a mightily impressive namedump!
spincycle

Can I send a present for her? How?
ogvor

Achievement Unlocked: Parenthood
Miles

You seriously named your child Fibonacci?
Roach

Congrats!
Takuan

Blessings be upon your house!
Benjamin

I love originality in names. Way to name. : ) AND CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PiKei

Na sou zisi!

And enjoy your paternity leave to the last minute…
Charlie Lesoine

Whaaaat??? Wheres the How-To? Instructables? Nice Human!!!
meadhbh

SWEEEEEET!!

I’m sure everyone’s giving you more advice than you need (or even want.) But just remember… parenthood is a process that’s been in beta test for a long time. Just make sure that everyone in the family is getting _some_ rest, and you’ll be fine. I was always amazed with how little sleep you actually need to change nappies.

Congrats! There’s nothing more satisfying than taking part in the great chain of life… etc. etc.

P.S. – There’s nothing wrong with naming your child after famous mathematicians. @miles… hush!
Vitaly Chernobyl

Shine on sir! Congrats!
erindipity

And a poem she is :)
Congratulations!!
el3mo

Congratulations, that truly is a wonderful thing.
Songwind

Congratulations! I hope you and she, and momma as well, are healthy and happy.

I have been through this part twice now, and there’s nothing to compare to it.
rosdoc

We’re qvelling! You’ve made us soooo happy. Love Poesy’s Bubbie and Zaidy
mdhatter

What a wonderful thing!
jungle

Congratulations! :)
HenKaiPan

Mazel Tov!
ReMaines

I still believe your becoming a parent is a sign of the apocalypse.

Nevertheless, she’s adorable, and Rob and I send our love.
lautaylo

Hooray for Babies!!

My husband (a long time BB reader) thinks the names are too much. He still enjoys your books, though. On the other hand, I think it’s a lovely series of names, and appropriately fantastic. Congratulations on your new babe-ling!
craigggggg

ok someone has to say it

what the hell kind of name is that? its like a foot long.
Tina B

Congratulations. May she grow in beauty and in wisdom.
Xeni Jardin

Congratulations, Cory and Alice! Welcome to earth, Poesy!!!!

I for one welcome our baby overlords.
Irene Delse

I imagine baby Poesy’s first thoughts: “First they mistake me for a porpoise, then it’s paparazzi time! I’ll keep my eyes shut, nah.”

He, he ;-)

Congrat, then, happy parents!
legotech

I need an address…there are “Future Imagineer” baby things at work that need to be sent to Posey!

CONGRATS…and really…where can I send stuff? :)
noen

Congratulations!!
Lea Hernandez

Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like there’s a puzzle/code/joke in PoesyEFNTD’s name?

I worked out that the Fibonacci Sequence can be plotted on a spiral that looks like a nautilus shell. (And Nautilus is also Nemo’s ship in Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.)
Anyone else?

(I’d feel like a right fool posting this, but I have a sense of Cory’s fondness for games.)
fuzzferatu

Hooray! Good for you guys! Congrats.
kelly

Felicitations!
tonx

congrats! its good to know the smart people are breeding!
selfunfocused

Congrats! If your wonderful little girl ends up having quite a set of lungs, be sure to podcast a few minutes of it so we can get a taste of the joys of parenting.
neeraj

Congratulations and a happy life to everyone! Spread those genes!
doh nuttz

Alice Cooper, Dan Quayle, and some guy send regards from tomorrow…
Dave Bullock (eecue)

Congrats! So cute! Great name(s)!

Btw, shouldn’t this post go in gadgets?

=]
Luis

Hey! Congrats to you both! (really nice little mutant)
Justin Mason

awesome! congrats and good luck changing all those nappies ;)
Kieran O’Neill

Congratulations!
Veels geluk!
Asengamhlophe!
Dan

Yes.. yes… Now that all the good tidings are out of the way, I need to ask:

Is your daughter driving yet, Cory?

I need a ride to a Super Bowl party.
Wil Wheaton

Congratulations, Cory! Good luck tracking down baby-sized goggles and capes.
Jordan Block

Grats!
Rebecca in Hoboken

Congratulations to you and Alice. The baby is adorable!
Georgia Tills

Your baby has the colouring of the ‘longevity peach buns’ resturants serve at Chinese birthday parties! :D :D
firepile

Congratulations, Cory! I anticipate Steampunk car seats and retro-futuristic diaper bags ASAP!
Vulcanis

Congrats!

You should give it a cape and goggles for its first birthday.
JIMWICh

Congrats Cory and Alice! And welcome to our newest little Happy Mutant friend, lovely Poesy!
phreatic

Congratulations to you and your family.

This was a good post to start the day with. Partly because of it’s cute baby nature and partly because it made me happy to see the long stream of positive comments. Little Poesy is starting her life with the good thoughts of a lot of people.
ethan

Nothing I can add except for more congratulations. And a big whooooo!
Al Billings

Congratulations!

That is quite a name collection for the child to live up to! May she do so.
Brad S.

Congrats, Cory!
Ari B.

Mazal tov to the lot of you!

Best of luck!
Deidzoeb

Has anyone commenced printing stickers that say “Cory Doctorow has a Poesy”? Image of Cory must include cape and goggles.
the Other michael

congratulations!
TJ Lambert

Wow!!! Congratulations! Little humans are so awesome!!

“All you need is Love.”

And diapers;)

TJ
Cory Doctorow

We’re over the moon this morning, folks. She’s just over 24 hours old today. A million thanks to everyone who posted — especially the poetry and photoshops (I cried at the former, laughed hysterically at the latter). She slept in our room last night, in a bassinet and sometimes on us when she was fussing. I nodded off this morning around 6AM with her chuffing like a railroad engine, nuzzled in my throat.
LionessElise

YAAAAYYY! Congratulations, you guys!
cinemajay

9lbs???!!! Jeesh! Give your wife a Guiness–and your eternal thanks! Hope all it happy+healthy.

/congrats!
Antinous

Congratulations, and BTW, big babies usually sleep better than tiny ones. They’re not so desperate for nourishment. You don’t sleep anyway, do you?
clothingoptional

Congratulations! This will change your life in so many ways, Cory. Best wishes for all three of you!!! :)
Jason Erik Lundberg

Dude! Mazel tov!

And what a righteous name.
jacob_ewing

Many Congratulations!!!
sonny p fontaine

the best part of being a father is stepping on legoes barefoot at 3a.m. That’s when you KNOW that your kid is truly genius. it the best hellride you’ll ever take. congrats
tomaq

Best bB post EVER.
And best to mom, a heckuva content provider.
–Tom, Cynthia & Damon
Branfeast

You made a baby! Congrats.
HymieTheRobot

Congratulations! But why give that beautiful child such a brief, common,and simple name?
OM

…Damn! There goes my spore theory!
jayf

Congrats!

I hope we’ll see some LOLPEFNTDs over the next couple years too :-)
pgomes

Congratulations, Cory! What a beautiful baby. Thank you for sharing her with us.
romerm61

WELL DONE!!

http://mateame.corank.com/
yish

very fine news indeed. a big Mazel Tov to the three of you. London’s a great place to raise kids. Free museums, good, healthy multi-cultural state schools. One thing I remember about newborns: the first month is the hardest. Just hang in there until you get that first smile, then its happy sailing.

p.s.

FoetusNail – “home where mommies and babies belong!” are you sure you meant that like it sounds? I take serious offence here, and say dads! stand up for your rights!
Chang

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Thems alot of names for a lil’ kid but fortunately she’s got cute in overload so she can handle them all.

Congratulations. She is beautiful and you guys are in for the time of your life!
BattyMcDougall

I have lit a cigar!
Congrats!
trstn

GlÃ¼ckwunsch! Well done.
Talia

Excellent! Congrats, enjoy parenthood. :)

As for the name length: the fact that it can be turned into a haiku is just incredibly cool :p
Rob, Denmark

Stort tillykke! :o)

(What they said, only in Danish).
coveralls

looks like a little squinting Buddha! Mazel tov!
YARD

omedetou! (^-^)v
jere7my

So that’s what a baby copyfighter looks like. Congratulations, sir!
Decio

Congratulations, Cory.
Poesy already showed her mutant powers: she rearranged your molecules transforming you into a different allotropic form: her dad.
Sparrow

Congratulations to all three of you!

She’s already got matching hair, and I’m sure the cape and goggles will be along shortly.

That name is sure a mouthful, but I’m sure she’ll grow into it. I can only imagine that if she ever does something that warrants you calling her by her full name you’ll be out of breath by the time you finish.
Adamus

Congrats!
satman

Congratulations.

Enjoy every moment.
jeffyerkey

Congratulations Cory!
outerjohn

Down with PRM (Parental Rights Management)! I demand the right to parent your daughter in my own way.
54N71460

Congrats!
jim.cowling

Congratulations, you three!

‘Poesy’ always has three syllables, so it’s not quite a haiku. But I think she’s got a surplus of potential nicknames. :-)
manuelmartensen.com

Nautilus, welcome aboard, Mate! O7
musicman

congrats to you and Alice!
Jeff

Good luck, congrats, may little P.E.F.N. T.-D. have the best of all possible worlds! She’s beauiful.
anatsuno

Welcome, P.E.F.N.T.D., welcome! Let’s hope you get lucki(er) in the nickname department. *g*

Congrats, Cory, Alice. Nicest mutant I’ve seen yet (beyond my own hatched-at-home little brother, that is).
JLA

Welcome to the world, Poesy, and all the best to your mum and dad!

They work for you now, lil’ freedom fighter ;)
Beastmouth

Glad to see you going with the British tradition of naming a child more names than they’ll be able to remember before the age of eight.

I’m sure she’ll follow Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno in making interesting records, decks of cards, and a soundtrack for Spore.

mazel tov!
Jardine

Congratulations. There’s been quite a run on babies lately in the tech world. I wonder if they’re going to be on backorder for a while now. Merlin Mann, Alex Lindsay, Patrick Norton, and now Cory Doctorow. And those are just the ones off the top of my head who appear on TWiT podcasts.
Shawn Wolfe

Crackerbox Palace
- George Harrison

I was so young when I was born
My eyes could not yet see
And by the time of my first dawn
Somebody holding me . . . they said

I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace
We’ve been expecting you
You bring such joy in Crackerbox Palace
No matter where you roam know our love is true

While growing up or trying to
Not knowing where to start
I looked around for someone who
May help reveal my heart – someone said

While you’re a part of Cracerbox Palace
Do what the rest all do
Or face the fact that Crackerbox Palace
May have no other choice than to deport you

I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace
We’ve been expecting you
You bring us joy in Crackerbox Palace
No matter where you roam know our love is true

Sometimes are good . . . sometimes are bad
That’s all a part of life
And standing in between them all
I met a Mr. Grief – and he said

I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace
Was not expecting you
Let’s rap and tap at Crackerbox Palace
Know that the Lord is well and inside of you

(Chorus)
Avram

Congratulations, Cory and family!

Aw, what a cute round little Muppet face she’s got!

I kinda wish my parents had named me “Fibonacci Nautilus”, but I already get enough people misspelling and mispronouncing “Avram”.
NealAppeal

Hooray! The internet rejoices! Nice baby, there, Doctorow!
heide

Congratulations on a beautiful and healthy baby.

May Posie bring you all the laughter and happiness only a little girl can.
Derekvof

Congratulations! I have to ask – which came first? The names or the background for the names? :-) I’ve never seen such detailed reasons for a baby’s name in my life! :-D
shannonpatrick17

Congratulations! what a cutie!
mrsomuch

congrats mr Doctorow! Another imbolc baby; my daughter gained a sister on saturday, also in a pool. Jolly good show sir!
AGF

Yey! Congrats to you and your fiance Cory! Thankyou for posting a picture of her!
remmelt

Congratulations!!
MrWednesday

Wow, she really does look like you! My 1st post on Boing Boing after much lurking.

Love
elsmiley

All my best wishes, Doc. From a confirmed bachelor who doesn’t go in for such things normally. She’s beautiful.
Maurik

Grats!
devophill

Mazel Tov! She’s a beautiful baby. Have fun!
Jack Fear

Many happy returns! TEAM PARENTHOOD GO!
druidbros

Congrats Cory.
Having a child is one of the most amazing things in the world. As a father of three here is my advice (and yes, its worth exactly what you paid for it)

1. Get your bluff in early. It could save you a lot of trouble.

2. Keep a journal of everything they do that you find funny. You’ll need the blackmail material later.

3. Remember. Remember all of the things your parents did that hurt you – dont do those things. Remember all the great things your parents did that you loved and that enabled you to have a great connections with your parents – repeat and expand on those. Finally, remember they are here to replace you – make sure they will make a world a better place.
elchucko

Congratulations! Always happy to see such a cute increase in the population. Have fun, and I hope you won’t miss sleeping, lol!
Jelf

Aw, bless! She’s a lovely little thing, and no mistake – congratulations!
Debbie Ohi

Woohoo, congrats!!!!!!!!!!
ricket

Someone should write a poesybeat for her.

poesybeat.org
shanealeslie

YAY!!! Congratulations Cory.
This means that not only can you use your e-book generated wuffie in exchange for dinner for two, now three, at Shanghai Cowgirl on any Friday night or Sunday Brunch, but you also use it for up to 10 yours of babysitting when you happen to be in Toronto. I just hope that you’ll still get enough time to write, the birth of my daughter became a total time sink – I procrastinate writing by playing with her.
Jake0748

Bravo! This is the kind of happy thing I needed to see first thing today. Welcome to the world baby BoingBoing.
Jake von Slatt

What great names! Congratulations Cory!
hng23

Oh, Cory. I remember when you were just a highschool kid working at Bakka & now you’re all grown up. Congratulations!
kleinerblogger

Congratulations!
danegeld

Congrats!
jsj

Too cool man, a junior Doctorow to take on the fight. Welcome to our beautiful new sister.
Neatorama

Congratulations! Be prepared to buy lots of diapers. LOTS!
wmbozarth

Congratulations Cory!
Muse

Congrats Cory!
charliekkendo

Oh, this is awesome, congratulations!
ZippySpincycle

Worth quoting to every new arrival:

â€œHello, babies. Welcome to Earth. Itâ€™s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. Itâ€™s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, youâ€™ve got about a hundred years here. Thereâ€™s only one rule that I know of, babies â€” â€˜God damn it, youâ€™ve got to be kind.â€™ â€

–Kurt Vonnegut, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
scarney

Congrats to the three of you!
Bob

Well, well, well, well, well. Many happy returns, happy birthday to the new owner of such a prodigious array of names, best wishes and all that.
FoetusNail

Congratulations on her birth and kudos for having a her at home where mommies and babies belong! Born green, live green!
cha0tic

Damn! There’s something wrong with the focus on my monitor. *sniff* It’s gone all blurry.

Congratulations.
nzruss

Congrats!!!
dirtdirt

Mazel Tov!
GaryG

Congratulations! If she’s anything like my daughter (3.45 years) it’ll be a blast.
Cowicide

Wonderful news, Cory!! It’s a better world already with her in it.

#105 posted by Miles: You seriously named your child Fibonacci?

Miles, I think it’s very fitting and fancy. Besides, she’s already in Wikipedia under Fibonacci! Can’t back out of it now! LOL, that’s great!