Kit Bashing

kit·bash·ing (n.) — building something new by cutting up and repurposing parts from other kits never meant to go together. Model-builder slang, usually associated with scratch-built sci-fi props. Also a reasonable description of taking 20 years of hazmat and Coast Guard experience and bolting it onto a brand-new career in IT.

A field log of AI, networking, and questionable decisions — one retired Coast Guard hazmat guy's path from vessel inspections to CCNA to building a home lab from scratch, out loud, in public.

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