Madden 19 goes for emotion again, but what it needs most is to be portable

I'm sitting on my sofa, Xbox One controller in hand, playing Madden 19. I'm playing Longshot mode -- it's the second storyline mode that EA Sports has added to its annual NFL game.

I didn't play Longshot when it was introduced last year. It didn't interest me at all. I play Madden as a way to learn about the NFL season, and model future games that my favorite troubled team, the New York Jets, might play. I play it as penance for a weird childhood going to Jets games I only half liked, and an adulthood where I've become addicted to following the team my dad used to love before he died.

Madden and I are old friends.

I'm playing Madden even though the NFL has become a bizarre landscape. And I no longer have season tickets to Jets games. And I find it harder to care about any of it in the real world.

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Longshot: Homecoming ended up sucking me in. I think it's because I didn't expect it to be so much like a movie. It's more storyline than gameplay, and it's heavy on the cliches. But I ended up finding it unexpectedly dramatic and emotional.

It stars Ron Cephas Jones as the coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Friday Night Lights' Scott Porter as a player who feels a lot like his character on Friday Night Lights and even, weirdly, Rob Schneider as the Cowboys' general manager. The cast is generally great. The music is well done. It worked for me -- even though the simple storyline paralleling the NFL preseason and two players trying to make a roster seems pretty basic.

Somewhere in the middle of Ron Cephas Jones' heartfelt soliloquy on aging and parenthood, I shed a tear.

Steve Jobs lied to his daughter about name of the Apple Lisa

It might seem obvious that the Apple Lisa, released in 1983, was named for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' daughter Lisa, who was born in 1978.

But in her upcoming memoir, Small Fry, Lisa Brennan-Jobs reveals that her father lied to her about the name up until she was 27, and it was U2 front man Bono who exposed the truth.

In the fascinating and emotional excerpt, published in the September issue of Vanity Fair, Brennan-Jobs discusses her complicated relationship with her famous father, who denied paternity until a 1980 DNA test proved otherwise.

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As for the Lisa, it was a commercial failure, with 3,000 unsold computers later buried in a Utah landfill. When Brennan-Jobs bragged to her school friends about her namesake, they responded that they'd never heard of a computer called Lisa. But for Brennan-Jobs, the belief that it was named for her could bring her closer to the famous man who was, in some ways, more legend than family member.

When she was in high school, she finally asked him about it. "I tried to sound like I was curious, nothing more," she writes. "If he would just give me this one thing."

But Jobs denied it in a "clipped, dismissive voice," she says, adding, "Sorry, kid."

Apple ordered to pay $145M in damages for patent infringement

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A jury says Apple must pay $145 million in damages for patent infringement.

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Apple must pay Canadian patent licensing company WiLan $145.1 million in damages for patent infringement, a California jury ruled Wednesday.

The jury said that some iPhone models infringed two WiLan wireless communications technology patents.

One of those is for a "method and apparatus for bandwidth request protocols in a wireless communication system" and the other is for "adaptive call admission control for use in a wireless communication system," 9to5Mac reports.

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Apple rejected infringement claims in pretrial filings, and reportedly plans to appeal the verdict.

This is second time the companies have met in court. Apple was found not guilty of infringing on other WiLan wireless networking technology patents in October 2013.

Neither Apple nor WiLan immediately responded to requests for comment.

Apple settled a long-running patent dispute with Samsung last June in a case that went all the way to the Supreme Court.

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How to Stay Positive When You Are in a Difficult Time

Extreme circumstances come in life whenever, anywhere,at individual or expert place. Remaining positive in intense circumstances is the most essential perspective in our life. Nobody can stay positive at untouched, nor they are flawless when born,we need to figure out how we can be certain in extreme circumstances, and in the event that we are not positive in our intense circumstances then things deteriorate and more terrible. Numerous fruitful individuals has confronted testing times, and they overcame on it with their uplifting mentality, taking the positives from the extreme circumstances.

Following are the 7 down to earth strategies that can help you to stay positive in any extreme circumstances:

1) Believe in Supreme power: This is most critical thing in our life, the Supreme power, our maker, God, put stock in it. When you are in an extreme circumstances, at that point you need to have faith in this power, and comprehend that whatever happens it is for a few reasons, out of this circumstance there is something great which will come.If you have the confidence in incomparable power you will most likely escape the intense circumstances. Many individuals don't put stock in the Supreme power, however you need to confidence in it, in the event that you need to leave the intense circumstances. Comprehend that this Supreme power will just ready to get us that quality to support the difficulties and be in charge to our life.

2) Do not react in a split second: Whatever the circumstance, please remember that a moment response may make real harm yourself. It has been watched that moment response leaves the outrage. Something surprising happened and we winds up plainly awkward, irate and afterward responds. This is at all redundant, whatever the circumstance you need to resist the urge to panic, persistent which will enable you to watch the circumstance and afterward will to act likewise. Individuals who are touchy need to figure out how to try to avoid panicking. You can envision the outcome out of moment response if something turns out badly/surprising in our life. Begin honing this day by day and you will receive its rewards.

3) Be Patient: Sometimes being quiet/persistent gives you the best approach to take care of the issues throughout our life, there are numerous things throughout our life which will state that on the off chance that you have the tolerance, at that point great things will come to you. Whatever the circumstance comes in you don't need to be freeze, be patient and you will get the great outcomes.

4) Walk alone for a mile: In intense circumstances, once in a while you feel not to tune in to anybody or talk anybody, at that point stroll for a mile alone for at some point, search for the trees outside, blooms in the garden, the winged creatures, butterflies and other characteristic things, you will get inspired.Learn from these regular things, they don't stress over future, they appreciate every last minute and get propelled.

5) Cup of tea/Coffee with Friend: A Friend is dependably there for us at whatever point we require, in such difficult circumstances, call a companion, have a tea/espresso with him/her, talk about couple of general things, your circumstance, request musings from companions. This will without a doubt simple your pressure, and get the things proceeding onward.

6) Do not make negative condition: A negative considerations/condition draws in negative musings as it were. Try not to make any negative situations, pass negative remarks, don't talk about your issues to everybody, in light of the fact that nobody is intrigued to tune in about every one of our issues at unequaled. Amid extreme times,try to talk positive things, or be noiseless on the off chance that you are in no disposition to talk.

7) Be Honest to yourself: This is imperative we should be straightforward with us, in extreme circumstances, we have to comprehend the actualities. In the event that we stay fair about our circumstance, we can judge the circumstance and remove positive choices from it. It is fearless thing to be completely forthright, yet this will profit decidedly as it were.

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Change Your Attitude to Change Your Life

Have you at any point known a period in your life when an awful state of mind helped you with what you were managing? Someone should else you've known who strolled around with that cover over their head, anticipating that life should rain on them at any minute? Did their terrible disposition fend off the tempest?

By and by, I can't think about whenever in my past when my terrible mentality tackled any issue or concern I was confronting. On the off chance that anything, the state of mind I conveyed expedited more hopelessness, and an absence of clear believed that could have helped me improve things.

Having an awful mentality influenced my confidence, my choices, and my decisions in life. Antagonism influenced me to fear life and what was in front of me later on. By one means or another, some way, my mentality changed, because of my marriage, the introduction of my girl; and the passing of my lone sibling, among other beneficial encounters.

I came to the heart of the matter in life where I'd say to myself, "This isn't a dress practice, kiddo. This is life. In case you will live it, you should live it well." So I picked another point of view. It worked for me. I'm not perplexed of what lies ahead any longer, and I confront existence with a "dynamic cynic" state of mind. I may gripe, censure and get ticked off about stuff that happens, yet then I make a move and make a move (on the off chance that I can). Now and then there's nothing I can do with the exception of let the tempest ride out.

I'm certain you've seen those individuals who continually whine about getting more established, who bolster into the seniority generalizations, and who utilize age as a reason to release their bodies and psyches to squander. I've seen it myself, in individuals decades more youthful than me. What an unpleasant approach to age!

Indispensable maturing requires an engaged state of mind.

I didn't simply pull that conviction off the highest point of my head. Maturing specialists and scientists have demonstrated that a man's state of mind influences their maturing procedure. Many investigations have demonstrated that:

• Older individuals who put stock in positive maturing generalizations live longer than the individuals who trusted in negative generalizations.

• Older individuals with an uplifting state of mind care more for themselves, and may recuperate from ailment/damage speedier.

• Older individuals who remain occupied with life (e.g., with long lasting learning) have a higher personal satisfaction than the individuals who don't.

• Often, more seasoned individuals are more joyful than more youthful grown-ups. (Face it, we know we have less time on this planet, so it's imperative to take advantage of it!)

Why "get" more seasoned when you can "develop" more established? When you achieve the age of 40, or 50, let go of the "over the slope" considering. Begin climbing once more. There are new slopes to move you. Change your point of view. Relinquish those generalizations. Stop grumbling. Make physical and mental wellness a need. Battle ageism. Remain associated. Roar with laughter. Stay adaptable. Continue learning. Assume responsibility of your life.

Camille Goscicki

How Do You Make A Difference?

I'm a major adherent to long lasting learning, and I feel something that we should never stop ceaselessly enhancing is our relational abilities. The way we convey can regularly mean the distinction amongst progress and disappointment in completing a vocation, fabricating or busting a relationship, manifesting the deciding moment a kinship, or in reality getting that advancement!

"Hello" has any kind of effect!

I recollect one morning very early I met my two collaborators for a preparation program. Similarly as the lift entryway was shutting on the ground floor, a person hurried into the lift. He didn't recognize us, pivoted, and squeezed a catch. I at that point stated, significantly more brightly than I felt, "Great morning!" This person practically hopped out of his skin, however he half-turned towards me and gestured his head. At the point when the lift moved toward his floor, he exited, and after three stages he pivoted, grinned, and stated, "Have an extraordinary day!"

Amazing! Bingo! Two things occurred here. Despite the fact that it was early and I wasn't feeling especially lively right then and there, I accomplished something that had a constructive outcome to the person in the lift. What's more, he additionally had a constructive outcome to me and my colleagues. What's more, who knows who else he recognized or addressed for whatever remains of the day to keep having any kind of effect to others.

A grin and a kind word has any kind of effect!

This occurrence helped me to remember something that had happened a while prior when I was preparing abroad with an associate, Marianna Pascal. Marianna and I were sitting tight for the lift to go to breakfast. As the lift entryways opened to uncover around 8 or 9 individuals, Marianna strolled in, grinning comprehensively, and stated, "Great morning everybody!" Well you can envision the stunned appearances! In any case, what occurred next was mysterious. Marianna and I didn't promptly turn our backs to the others. We stayed confronting them, and we began visiting. Everybody began grinning and talking back. Where are you from? To what extent would you say you are here? What tradition would you say you are going to? Which of the sights did you appreciate the most? When we as a whole got down to the principle floor, we were all chuckling and having an incredible time.

Did we have a beneficial outcome to these individuals? We absolutely did! Did we have any kind of effect to their day? Completely! Also, who knows what number of those individuals in this way went ahead to accomplish something like have a beneficial outcome to other individuals' days.

How would YOU have any kind of effect?

Regardless of whether you figure you do or don't, believe me, you do have any kind of effect! Notwithstanding, in some cases it's not generally positive. What's more, believe me, when you have a pessimistic effect, individuals will recall you - yet for all the wrong reasons!

It's not hard to have a constructive outcome. Some of the time all it takes is a grin or a kind word.

So by what means will you have a beneficial outcome today? I'd love to get notification from you!