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When I play the piano, I know all the notes on the sheet music. And I know when to play each key and which key on the piano to press.

I don't understand why the notes are arranged like this. And due to this lack of understanding, I would fail in a jazz ensemble where there's no one telling me what and when to play.

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On the flip side, it is interesting how we quickly and broadly we can lose the "art" of working with certain resources. Hemp is an interesting example of a material that was broadly used in construction and textiles for thousands of years. Today, its use has been relegated primarily to CBD production and smokable products. Bringing hemp back as a building material isn't as straight forward as planting seeds, harvesting and processing. Not only do we not have the equipment to do it, but the genetics for construction-quality hemp have largely been bred out and the cultivation practices would need to be relearned. Then, of course, there would be the process of reincorporating hemp material into building practices which have been refined for other materials.

We've lost the art of working with hemp as a building material. US regulations against hemp cultivation were a contributing factor here. With recent reforms we now we see startups looking to reinvest and bring hemp construction materials and practices back to the market.

https://www.engineering.com/story/not-just-a-pipe-dream-hemp-as-a-building-material

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