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<b>Date: </b>Monday, May 19, 2025 at 3:42</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">PM<br>
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<b>Cc: </b>Hidden-Tech Tech <Hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Hidden-tech] Hidden Tech turns 23 on May 7!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I’d attribute the lack of response to the tsunami of emails & texts more than lack of appreciation for this great group. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">When Hidden comes across the inbox I always peek at it<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On May 19, 2025, at 10:30</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">AM, Tom Adams ~ Reelife Productions & Folktography via Hidden-discuss <hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">3 cheers to Hidden Tech! - a subtle, important, effective and consistent collaborative effort for the last few decades- Good stuff! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On Mon, May 19, 2025 at 10:09</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">AM Tess Gadwa via Hidden-discuss <<a href="mailto:hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net">hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a>>
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<p>I have found this list to be a great resource over the years... one of a kind.
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<p>If anyone is interested, I have been experimenting with using AI for analysis of customer feedback. I would be glad to set up such a feedback survey for HT, pro bono, if there is interest.
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<p>Rich, let me know, and thanks for all that you do! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><a href="http://lotusinsight.co/" target="_blank">lotusinsight.co</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">A little sad to not see more responses. I have enjoyed this list for many years and occasionally found good help and advice. I appreciate the willingness to help others that come through in almost any response
on this list. It gives me hope. These types of community connections are important. Amy - thank you for having created the spark. Rich - thank you for everything you do to just keep it going. Everybody else - thank you for occasionally helping out a fellow
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I never imagined that the network would reach its second decade when I started outreach to business owners to create the very first meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We expected maybe 10 people. Instead the office was swamped on that amazing night that Hidden Tech (then Hidden TEC) was born. Richard Roth took over building the discussion list with permission of a new board
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If anyone wants to celebrate with me I will take you to the location on Wentworth Farm in Amherst where we held HT's first anniversary party. Or we can meet in Formosa (formerly Amherst Chinese) where our
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">And a BIG THANK YOU to Rich for keeping Hidden Tech alive.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">How about writing to this list and tell us all how it has helped you build your business. And find me to tell me your experiences. That would make me very happy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">be well!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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