Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Another Cost of Hyperinflation
Teachers reported the printing of bank notes from millions to billions and then trillions skewed their pupils' sense of numeracy, making them fail to grasp the realities of numbers. On one geography field trip, students scoffed at being told granite rocks swept over Zimbabwe by ancient glaciers were 700 million years old. That time frame seemed insignificant. Back then in 2008, 700 million Zimbabwe dollars bought a loaf of bread.
Commanding Attention
One of the things I have learned over my career is that I am very bad at predicting how much attention something I write will get.
Among my academic writings, my most cited paper is an article coauthored with David Romer and David Weil on the empirics of economic growth. It has more than six times as many cites in google-scholar as my second most cited paper, an article coauthored with Ricardo Reis proposing the sticky-information Phillips curve. When I was writing the paper with Romer and Weil, I had no idea it would get so much attention.
Similarly, when I write a column for the New York Times, I am not good at predicting how much it will get people talking. As a result, I monitor the subsequent blogosphere commentary to judge if the article is a snore (like most things that get published) or if it is commanding attention. At the very least, I expect my articles to be noteworthy enough that within a few days Brad DeLong will call me a moronic hypocrite. I hope my articles incite some wider commentary as well, but I never know in advance.
A case in point. According to the Times ranking, my most recent column is the 4th most blogged-about article that the Times has published in the past week. I did not expect such as reaction, as the point of the column--an explanation of Republican economic philosophy--did not strike me as particularly novel or controversial. The lesson, I suppose, is to keep writing what I think needs to be said, without trying to forecast public reaction.
Among my academic writings, my most cited paper is an article coauthored with David Romer and David Weil on the empirics of economic growth. It has more than six times as many cites in google-scholar as my second most cited paper, an article coauthored with Ricardo Reis proposing the sticky-information Phillips curve. When I was writing the paper with Romer and Weil, I had no idea it would get so much attention.
Similarly, when I write a column for the New York Times, I am not good at predicting how much it will get people talking. As a result, I monitor the subsequent blogosphere commentary to judge if the article is a snore (like most things that get published) or if it is commanding attention. At the very least, I expect my articles to be noteworthy enough that within a few days Brad DeLong will call me a moronic hypocrite. I hope my articles incite some wider commentary as well, but I never know in advance.
A case in point. According to the Times ranking, my most recent column is the 4th most blogged-about article that the Times has published in the past week. I did not expect such as reaction, as the point of the column--an explanation of Republican economic philosophy--did not strike me as particularly novel or controversial. The lesson, I suppose, is to keep writing what I think needs to be said, without trying to forecast public reaction.
KANGEN BAND - SATURA
Review Song :
Artist : Kangen Band
Title : Satura
Album : Pujaan Hati (2009)
Genre : Pop
Date Added : Thu, 23 April 2009 - 16:19:17
Last Edited : Thu, 23 April 2009 - 16:19:17
Download : 33478 time(s)
LIRIK KANGEN BAND - SATURA :
*
Ku labuhkan perahuku
ku tepati janjiku padamu
ku tak ingin orang pun tahu
aku cinta kamu
**
ku tepati janjiku padamu
ku tak ingin orang pun tahu
aku cinta kamu
**
Tiap malam ku bersujud
dan setiap malam ku berdoa
semoga engkau senantiasa
untuk mendengarnya
reff:
Tuhan tolonglah aku
ku sangat cinta dia
jangan ambil nyawanya
sehatkanlah dia dan jadikan
dia penjaga jiwa
[2x]
repeat *, **
Tuhan tolonglah aku
ku sangat cinta dia
jangan ambil nyawanya
sehatkanlah dia dan jadikan
dia penjaga jiwa
[2x]
VIDEO KANGEN BAND - SATURA :
dan setiap malam ku berdoa
semoga engkau senantiasa
untuk mendengarnya
reff:
Tuhan tolonglah aku
ku sangat cinta dia
jangan ambil nyawanya
sehatkanlah dia dan jadikan
dia penjaga jiwa
[2x]
repeat *, **
Tuhan tolonglah aku
ku sangat cinta dia
jangan ambil nyawanya
sehatkanlah dia dan jadikan
dia penjaga jiwa
[2x]
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VIDEO KANGEN BAND - SATURA :
Monday, January 3, 2011
Fenomena Alam "Matahari Dikelilingi Pelangi" DiJogja
Terjadi fenomena aneh matahari yang begitu terik namun dikelilingi oleh pelangi. Kejadian itu terjadi di kota jogjakarta pada hari selasa 04 januari 2010, sekitar pukul 11.00 WIB. Pelangi yang melilingi matahari itu mulai melebar. Dan pukul 12.00 WIB matahari tersebut mulai tidak terlihat karena awan mulai mendung. Dikota klaten ternyata matahari tersebut tidak terlihat karena pada saat itu cuacanya sedang mendung, mungkin matahari itu hanya telihat dikota jogja saja.
Banyak sekali para remaja maupun orang tua yang keluar untuk melihat fenomena alam tersebut, seperti halnya saya, dengan penasaran keluar dari kost untuk melihatnya, akan tetapi saat melihat matahari itu secara langsung mata saya tidak kuat menahan sinarnya yang begitu cerah/tajam, sampai-sampai mata saya mengeluarkan air mata, saya mengambil gambar foto-foto matahari ini dengan merunduk dan hati-hati.
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