I've noted that the journalists at The Register are unable to write an article about scientists discovering, inventing something without using the word "boffin"

I've noted that the journalists at The Register are unable to write an article about scientists discovering, inventing something without using the word "boffin". See for example: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/28/hacking_motion_control/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/28/hacking_motion_cont... https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/27/screaming_channels_attack/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/27/screaming_channels_... https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/01/ncsc_ubuntu/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/01/ncsc_ubuntu/