Forgot to mention this in the news! Life on Irata
First M.U.L.E. comic strip “Life on Irata” released a while ago.
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Additional data privacy statement regarding Carpe Ludum on Facebook and Twitter
Today there was an important ruling from the European Court of Justice (kind of like the European Union’s version of the U.S. Supreme Court). In essence, it says that I as the admin of the Carpe Ludum Facebook fanpage and the Carpe Ludum Twitter presence (which are Facebook and Twitter community extensions to this actual, independent website) am co-responsible for ensuring it’s users’ data privacy – YOUR data privacy – according to European data privacy laws. Sadly, I cannot fulfil this responsibility because the Facebook and Twitter platforms do not give me the tools for this. Facebook fanpage and Twitter account administration tools are not supporting GDPR demands yet. Therefore, until the time this changes and Facebook and Twitter become fully compliant with GDPR also for fanpages / fan presences, I see full responsibility of ensuring Carpe Ludum Facebook fanpage and Carpe Ludum Twitter presence user’s data privacy – YOUR data privacy – with Facebook and Twitter.
Everyone who does not feel well with this statement has two options:
- Unlike/unsubscribe the Carpe Ludum Facebook fanpage or unfollow the Carpe Ludum Twitter presence immediately and subscribe to Carpe Ludum’s RSS newsfeed instead to keep up to date.
- Understand and accept how Facebook and Twitter manage their users’ data privacy by reading Facebook’s and Twitter’s terms and conditions.
That being said, I strongly believe that it is not the intention of European data privacy laws to shut down hobbyist retrogaming projects like Carpe Ludum. Just an unwanted side effect on the way to strengthen data privacy where it really matters. Unlike many other hobbyist Facebook fanpage and Twitter presence administrators, I explicitly choose NOT to shut down the Carpe Ludum Facebook fanpage or Carpe Ludum Twitter presence. Instead I leave it up and explain the difficult matter to it’s users. This is meant to be a tiny contribution to make things (improved data privacy) better for all of us. This is optimistic, maybe even naive. In case I get sued for it, I’ll let you all know…
The initially mentioned European Court ruling is only a step in a process. Further rulings on the matter are expected. I will monitor the evolution closely. At the current point in time, I see no reason to panic (i.e. shut down this page, presence, or even website) from my hobbyist, non-profit point of view. It may be that further rulings create a situation requiring me to shut down. But I am optimistic that this is just a worst case scenario.
Additional data privacy statement regarding World of M.U.L.E. on Facebook and Twitter
Today there was an important ruling from the European Court of Justice (kind of like the European Union’s version of the U.S. Supreme Court). In essence, it says that I as the admin of the World of M.U.L.E. Facebook fanpage and the World of M.U.L.E. Twitter presence (which are Facebook and Twitter community extensions to this actual, independent website) am co-responsible for ensuring it’s users’ data privacy – YOUR data privacy – according to European data privacy laws. Sadly, I cannot fulfil this responsibility because the Facebook and Twitter platforms do not give me the tools for this. Facebook fanpage and Twitter account administration tools are not supporting GDPR demands yet. Therefore, until the time this changes and Facebook and Twitter become fully compliant with GDPR also for fanpages / fan presences, I see full responsibility of ensuring World of M.U.L.E. Facebook fanpage and World of M.U.L.E. Twitter presence user’s data privacy – YOUR data privacy – with Facebook and Twitter.
Everyone who does not feel well with this statement has two options:
- Unlike/unsubscribe the World of M.U.L.E. Facebook fanpage or unfollow the World of M.U.L.E. Twitter presence immediately and subscribe to World of M.U.L.E.’s RSS newsfeed instead to keep up to date.
- Understand and accept how Facebook and Twitter manage their users’ data privacy by reading Facebook’s and Twitter’s terms and conditions.
That being said, I strongly believe that it is not the intention of European data privacy laws to shut down hobbyist retrogaming projects like World of M.U.L.E.. Just an unwanted side effect on the way to strengthen data privacy where it really matters. Unlike many other hobbyist Facebook fanpage and Twitter presence administrators, I explicitly choose NOT to shut down the World of M.U.L.E. Facebook fanpage or World of M.U.L.E. Twitter presence. Instead I leave it up and explain the difficult matter to it’s users. This is meant to be a tiny contribution to make things (improved data privacy) better for all of us. This is optimistic, maybe even naive. In case I get sued for it, I’ll let you all know…
The initially mentioned European Court ruling is only a step in a process. Further rulings on the matter are expected. I will monitor the evolution closely. At the current point in time, I see no reason to panic (i.e. shut down this page, presence, or even website) from my hobbyist, non-profit point of view. It may be that further rulings create a situation requiring me to shut down. But I am optimistic that this is just a worst case scenario.
Additional data privacy statement regarding Eidolon’s Inn on Facebook and Twitter
Today there was an important ruling from the European Court of Justice (kind of like the European Union’s version of the U.S. Supreme Court). In essence, it says that I as the admin of the Eidolon’s Inn Facebook fanpage and the Eidolon’s Inn Twitter presence (which are Facebook and Twitter community extensions to this actual, independent website) am co-responsible for ensuring it’s users’ data privacy – YOUR data privacy – according to European data privacy laws. Sadly, I cannot fulfil this responsibility because the Facebook and Twitter platforms do not give me the tools for this. Facebook fanpage and Twitter account administration tools are not supporting GDPR demands yet. Therefore, until the time this changes and Facebook and Twitter become fully compliant with GDPR also for fanpages / fan presences, I see full responsibility of ensuring Eidolon’s Inn Facebook fanpage and Eidolon’s Inn Twitter presence user’s data privacy – YOUR data privacy – with Facebook and Twitter.
Everyone who does not feel well with this statement has two options:
- Unlike/unsubscribe the Eidolon’s Inn Facebook fanpage or unfollow the Eidolon’s Inn Twitter presence immediately and subscribe to Eidolon’s Inn’s RSS newsfeed instead to keep up to date.
- Understand and accept how Facebook and Twitter manage their users’ data privacy by reading Facebook’s and Twitter’s terms and conditions.
That being said, I strongly believe that it is not the intention of European data privacy laws to shut down hobbyist retrogaming projects like Eidolon’s Inn. Just an unwanted side effect on the way to strengthen data privacy where it really matters. Unlike many other hobbyist Facebook fanpage and Twitter presence administrators, I explicitly choose NOT to shut down the Eidolon’s Inn Facebook fanpage or Eidolon’s Inn Twitter presence. Instead I leave it up and explain the difficult matter to it’s users. This is meant to be a tiny contribution to make things (improved data privacy) better for all of us. This is optimistic, maybe even naive. In case I get sued for it, I’ll let you all know…
The initially mentioned European Court ruling is only a step in a process. Further rulings on the matter are expected. I will monitor the evolution closely. At the current point in time, I see no reason to panic (i.e. shut down this page, presence, or even website) from my hobbyist, non-profit point of view. It may be that further rulings create a situation requiring me to shut down. But I am optimistic that this is just a worst case scenario.
Updated Privacy Policy
Hi y’all, GDPR came like a bulldozer, and overran Carpe Ludum, Eidolon’s Inn and World of M.U.L.E. too! I’m not complaining, because I think it’s a good thing for society in general. For hobbyist, non-profit websites like this one however, it is “kind of” ridiculous to fulfil all the demands. Nevertheless, I hopefully thought of everything. Therefore, please take note of the updated privacy policy.
Yeah, we’re back!
Sorry for the long downtime since November 2016, when this website was hit with a massive spammer attack. It took some time to clean things up. After all, this is just a non-profit, hobbiest website. Now, you’re able again to use the site and it’s forums to talk about great games, Sega emulation / Kega Fusion and the wonderful World of M.U.L.E.! Have fun! Quick links:
- Carpe Ludum and it’s forum.
- Steve Snake’s Kega Fusion Sega emulator and it’s forum: Eidolon’s Tavern of Eidolon’s Inn (RIP).
- World of M.U.L.E. and it’s forum.
M.U.L.E. The Board Game coming November 2015 – Interview with creator Heikki Harju
In its August 17th press release, Ozark Softscape let a big, almost Wampus-sized cat out of the bag. A board game adaptation of the classic game will hit the stores this November 2015. The board game is created by Heikki Harju and published by Finnish board game company lautapelit.fi. In an interview with World of M.U.L.E., creator Heikki Harju tells the story of how the game came to be. Read the interview here.
Review – Toejam & Earl (1991)
Toejam & Earl is a funky cooperative-competitive two-player Earth exploration game published in 1991 by Sega. Read the review here. And if you enjoyed the game, please remember to support the game’s creators with their current Kickstarter campaign for Toejam & Earl: Back in the Groove. 🙂
Review – Mass Effect (2007)
Mass Effect is an immersive science fiction role-playing game. Read the review here, enjoy!
Kega Fusion Ubuntu package; plugins
Ubuntu Linux users, rejoice! Easy-to-install package is now available, thanks to sergio-br2 and trya. Head over to the Kega Fusion page to download. P.S., I also finally added the video plugin downloads again for Win/Mac/Linux, too.
