Sentences with phrase «than the fun of»

Nothing excites me more than the fun of throwing on different unrelated pieces together to create a functional look.

So in other words, this «game» requires a lot of hard work building things for no apparent reason than the fun of building / modding.

Not exact matches

Cryptos are a lot more fun when you can freely and by hook or crook manipulate prices up and watch the fruits of your handiwork balloon into endless perceived wealth than when these manipulated prices suddenly run out of this fuel and plunge.

That's the sort of potential that drew early, big - name investors, who helped urge Beshara and his co-founder, chief technology officer Khaled Hussein, toward the «fun» social rather than the «do - good» social.

In less than three hours, you'll walk away with a piece of art and a fun memory.

Target's marketing began echoing Wal - Mart's dogma of frugal prices rather than fun and flair.

Finances are a system of checks and balance where keeping more than you spend is like playtime — a fun game.

For a dyed - in - the - wool entrepreneur, starting companies may be thrilling (here's Ev Williams explaining that he continues to build companies because it's more fun than being a ski bum), but let's be honest — you're probably also not averse to making a boatload of cash.

It is a guarantee that you'll be treated well, that you'll get a high - quality product that won't dent your bank balance, and you'll get more fun out of your purchase than you expected.

BI tech reporter Antonio Villas - Boas summed it up perfectly in his review of electric skateboard Boosted Board: «One thing is for sure, electric skateboards are way cooler and way more fun than those ridiculous hoverboards.»

Although it's no secret that tech companies have casual working environments, fun atmospheres, and free food, Facebook seems to outdo all of the competition — with an office that appears built exclusively for playing more than working.

Lawson's book is more fun and thrilling than any work of journalism about hedge funds has the right to be.

The truth is that you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren't even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they're doing it.

Back then, this mysterious, magical piece of smart technology seemed like the gateway to only fun and positive things: Words with Friends, a star chart app and an archaic version of Instagram, at the time designed for nothing more than applying cool filters to your low - res camera phone photos.

A lazy person knows there's lots of life and fun to be experienced, so finding the shortcuts through the slough just makes a lot more sense than dragging your feet down a long road.

It might be bold to suggest that Andrew Forrest consider a career change, but as his fortune shrinks and as his iron ore business struggles in a flooded market, there is a nickel deal to be done that could be a lot more fun than playing the role of fading star.

Some are more fun than others, but by the end of four years, any college student should be able to see the benefit of having all of them.

It was fun to see a modern - day interpretation of a silent film, but it didn't bring much more to the table than that gimmick, and it doesn't hold a special place as a memorable and impactful movie the way its fellow nominees «The Tree of Life,» «Midnight in Paris,» and «Moneyball» do.

Buying single stocks in search of the next unicorn is certainly more fun than a diversified low - cost investment strategy, but trying to win big comes with a lot of unnecessary risks and questionable rewards.

It shows Nintendo, which started life in the late 20th century as a playing - card manufacturer, staying true to its ethos of focusing on fun, rather than just flashy technology.

«Some people have that school of thought where fitness isn't enjoyable, but we're making it enjoyable, I think, by making it more fun, challenging, and engaging, rather than this boring thing that you have to do,» she says.

But Snapchat recently announced that it will be integrating payments through a partnership with Square, which could turn the app into something larger than just a fun, silly form of entertainment for teenagers.

Now, let me ask you: What gives you the right to make fun of a human who is less fortunate, physically, than you are?»»

While daily free breakfast, unlimited PTO and a well - stocked beer fridge might pique the interest of job - seekers, there's more to attracting (and retaining) top talent than fun perks.

How these symbols are brought together visually reflects my values of real (light and truth), brave (original image that stands out) and fun (a vibrant illustration rather than a corporate look).

A bouquet of roses on Valentine's Day or a candlelight dinner with chocolate - covered strawberries would probably be less expensive — and a lot more fun — than giving away the store to lawyers and forensic accountants.

Who better to go to for fun and helpful sales advice than the Scouts» top cookie seller, Katie Francis, a 13 - year - old sales wunderkind whose feat of selling 22,200 boxes of cookies this year beat her own world record?

Rogers knows that better than anyone, so, despite the Oscar snub, he's taking in the fun of being on a movie with awards love.

Ross had a vision for a new kind of business magazine, one that «reflects our basic editorial conviction: that business is important, interesting, understandable and — more often than many people realize — fun.»

You just kind of like play because it's fun and it's interesting and then it turns out to be way more important than you expected.

When did others start catching on so that this become a serious business for the future than a «fun challenge» of a robot delivering pizza?

of course, at that point, even average public market returns will be more than sufficient to meet my needs and have a little fun.

While thinking about what to write, I suddenly had a moment of clarity as I stomped the snowy pavements of NYC, I want to dedicate my editor's letter to the pages I'm reading because they sum up in the most simple and logical way why we as a generation are mentally suffering more than ever before and how life could be infinitely more fun with a small mindset shift.

I also have a small individual stock account (but it's less than 10 % of my assets) That I have some fun with.

«It's kind of fun to sit there and out think people who are way smarter than you are because you've trained yourself to be more objective and more multi-disciplinary.

Like this I get most of the benefits of passive investing, and a little fun on the side: When I do better than the market I'm pleased, and if I don't I'm thrilled I'm in index funds!

What could be more fun than an easy way to look at the long tail of your blog's search traffic?»

Monero may also have one of the largest botnets mining XMR on people's computers without their consent, but that's more of a fun fact than a feature.

«There's nothing more fun than opening a new location,» he says, «and watching it fill up with new members and see what kind of life it takes on.»

For more than 100 years, Girl Scouts and their enthusiastic supporters have helped ensure the success of the iconic annual cookie sale — and they've had fun, developed valuable life skills, and made their communities a better place every step of the way.

That is way more believable than some sky fairy creating us and a hole lot more fun to think of the possibilities.

It can be FUN to explore truth if we are all humbly aware of our limitations and if we all just live in the questions together rather than beating each other over the heads with the so - called - knowledge we supposedly have!

Here's another fun fact: according to Wikipedia (who's never wrong), the average human digestive system produces approximately 3 grams of ethanol per day (a little less than a third of a beer)... completely irrelevant to an article on intermittent fasting and alcohol, but interesting nonetheless.

I FULLY believe in a creator and spiritual reality, but I think the GREAT creator, not the various imposters (Including the dieties of JEws, Muslims and Christians) who have fun watching us kill each other over theological syntax disagreements, has MUCH better things to do than have personal conversations with any of us, dumb blondes included.

On the surface of it, ska bands and improv troupes have little in common, outside of both being brands of entertainment that are more fun to produce than consume.

But when a woman in this country wears a hijab people make fun of her, assault her, bar her and humiliate her even though wearing the hijab gives women dignity, it displays modesty, it prevents men from staring at her, and besides, what's the harm in wearing a hijab other than the weather getting a little humid outside?

Of course they won't admit it in public and love to poke fun whenever possible, but deep down they believe, even if it's when they have their first child, or when they reach old age and start to hope that there is more than just this.

Or is it you have nothing better to do than to make fun of others?

While I poke fun at the falacies of things, and yes I poke fun at how science fails at times (they can make a car that runs almost completely without gas, but they can't make deoderant that lasts more than half a day?)

It seems that it's easier (maybe more fun) to take cheap shots and act superior to those of different faiths than to listen.