What does parachutes have to do with hang gliders?
Honestly, the way that "host" was presented made perfect sense given the context and supporting details. To me it just drove home the fact that hosts as a location-less entity makes sense in only limited cases.
The idea that every facility has its own host which controls the regulated functions, yet can be accessed from anywhere worldwide? There needs to be some sort of stage between individual person's comms/decks and worldwide hosts...