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I Wish Upon a Steam
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I Wish Upon a Steam

I write about Steam [https://www.fortressofdoors.com/tag/steam/] a lot, because they hold my fate in their hands like a tiny bird. (Photo by Chris Yarzab [https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisyarzab/], link [https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisyarzab/8074925450/in/photolist-diy71A-ajB9tp-4qMdBp-b56P1e-9QBnfy-9QBmBC-jzZxLe-74RvCN-bancLz-NYNVB-9QBog3-tCeRa-89Dr6d-26LDkx-84kQDT-6YTsCN-84oTdS-ff4ULS-6VSHX2-38x8Eb-3vg1r-6pE8r8-6pJg2A-amryiH-6pE8q4-2pHNuS-88RCYx-cxTsZm-ac2Hr1-b5at9Z-2JXgSt-49VyuH-8yRdA
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An Algorithm for Discovering "Hidden Gems"

So you've probably seen that Ars Technica article [http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/04/introducing-steam-gauge-ars-reveals-steams-most-popular-games/] that has magically reverse-engineered every steam game's  gross (sales+free-key-redemption) numbers. Everyone's talking about this graph: [http://www.bugs.fortressofdoors.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/steam-meter-graphs-4.001.png] The obvious first statement is "WOWS!
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