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		nknighthb on Sept 30, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX Launch - Official Webcast > It implies familiarity to call someone by their first name. This isn't the 19th century, and you're not amongst old-world bluebloods.

mikeash on Sept 30, 2013 [–]

You can browse a hundred HN comment threads without seeing anyone call anyone else by their first name. In the rare event that it happens, you'd be hard pressed to find an example where the people didn't already know each other.

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