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Hey there! I'm Kent Gigger, and welcome to The Uncommon Stack. I build things, ship things, break things, and write about all of it. Software, SEO, AI, product strategy, career moves, and whatever else I'm tinkering with that week.
No social media nonsense here. Just honest experiments, occasional face-plants, and lessons learned the hard way. Grab a coffee and stick around.

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• OSINT in cyber security: because your secrets aren't as secret as you think

  Updated: 2 Nov, 2025 |  at  08:00 AM

  Learn how Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) works in cyber security, key collection techniques, essential tools like Maltego and Shodan, and how to protect yourself from publicly available information being used against you.

• Update 03 - can SEO alone build an audience in the age of AI?

  Published: 24 Oct, 2025 |  at  08:50 AM

  July-September 2025 SEO experiment update. I said monthly updates, then life happened. Real backlinks appeared, Google's still being Google, and I'm hoarding analytics tools like they're going out of style.

• Can SEO alone build an audience in the age of AI? Let's find out.

  Updated: 28 May, 2025 |  at  06:35 AM

  SEO vs. AI: Can a blog grow without social media? Follow my year-long experiment where keyword strategy meets blind optimism and occasional despair.

Recent Posts

• Claude Code is still crushing it - My updated workflow

  Updated: 15 Feb, 2026 |  at  03:00 AM

  My full Claude Code workflow for 2026. Knowledge base system, custom slash commands, cross-project task tracking, background tasks, MCPs, subagents, and coding from my phone.

• Line breaks in markdown (because sometimes you need just one)

  Updated: 14 Feb, 2026 |  at  10:00 AM

  Four ways to add a line break in markdown without creating a new paragraph. Backslash, double space, HTML, and when to use each one.

• How to edit your previous prompt in Claude Code

  Updated: 14 Feb, 2026 |  at  09:00 AM

  Most Claude Code users waste context sending correction messages. There's a built-in way to rewind your conversation, undo file changes, and retry from any point.

• Claude Code's hidden conversation history (and how to actually use it)

  Updated: 14 Feb, 2026 |  at  07:23 AM

  Claude Code saves every conversation locally in ~/.claude/history.jsonl. Here's how to find old sessions, resume them, export them, and build a custom /history command.

• How to make Claude Code think harder (literally)

  Updated: 14 Feb, 2026 |  at  05:00 AM

  The magic words that unlock deeper reasoning in Claude Code, updated for Opus 4.6's adaptive thinking and the new effort parameter.

• How to Be Cool: A Dad's Guide

  Updated: 6 Jan, 2026 |  at  08:27 PM

  A dad's guide to coolness after being stumped by my son's question. Real talk on authentic swagger without the try-hard vibes. Sometimes, less is more.

• Stop repeating yourself with Claude Code's # shortcut

  Published: 4 Dec, 2025 |  at  07:12 AM

  Use the # shortcut in Claude Code to save persistent instructions that load automatically every session. Build up project context over time instead of repeating yourself.

• The case for making your life harder (on purpose)

  Published: 2 Nov, 2025 |  at  07:50 AM

  Why boycotts, friction, and inconvenience might be the best things for our mental health and attention spans in an age of instant gratification.

• AI agents are having their jQuery moment

  Published: 31 Oct, 2025 |  at  07:33 AM

  Building AI agents in 2025 feels exactly like the browser wars - fragmented, painful integrations everywhere. MCP might be the jQuery moment we need.