Domesti-City

The species problem is the set of questions that arises when biologists attempt to define what a species is. Such a definition is called a species concept; there are at least 26 recognized species concepts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species_concept

The Space Pirates have been busy for days, scrolling hard and getting set up down in the Sett downstairs.

Let me fill you in a little about what we’ve been up to with the badgers…

Squatting

Yesterday was the safety and security day of the Space Pirates’ week.

We have installed a digi-lock on our inner door downstairs and secured the external doors. The Space Pirates have a new battery drill, and have cobbled together some other tools to this end.

An ongoing safety concern is water leaking from above the ground floor, dripping into the lobby, running out onto the street and sometimes even reaching the basement.

One pirate posted a note in the neighbours’ door, alerting them to the leak and including our new email address, ‘spiceparrots@proton.me‘.

Possession of the Flowerpot, our much adored location in Bethnal Green, has been awarded to a lord of the land by the courts today.

This figure, Circuit, a time guardian (and clearly a pirate), was discovered on a slide at the Flowerpot only recently.

Did you know that pirates at sea, apart from flying the Jolly Roger, have also flown the hourglass symbol on flags? (Graeber, Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia 2023) This image will take any “ex-XRs” back!

This time guardian was discovered down the Sett, but nobody has named her yet…

Domesticity

Domestic comes from the Latin Domus:

any dwelling-place or abode (of people or animals)
Synonyms: domicilium, habitāculum, habitātiō, tēctum, mānsiō, sēdēs, aedēs
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/domus#Noun_2

I found it interesting that, on the other hand, it also seems to me at Wiktionary.org that the Latin word, habitatio similar to the one we nowadays use for animals, has less a sense of home, than one of rent!