[ta_vf7xjd34cc]

> I find "logs off" as a euphemism for passed away to be quite poor,

Irreverence has been part of the El Reg reading experience since I can remember. Someone always complains about them writing about "boffins."

[jauntywundrkind]

It also seems no worse to me than "silent key". It's fine. Whatever. It speaks to a connectedness shared.