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Notes, page 6

More brief thoughts from building Monkeybase: product instinct, interface details, and experiments that were at least educational.

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May 27, 2026

What Is a Readability Score Good For — And When Should You Ignore It?

A Flesch score measures structural density, not truth or nuance. Here is when to use a readability checker as a signal, and when to ignore it.

writingcontent-workflows

5 min read

May 27, 2026

A lab report on building a rule-based detector for landing page copy and why it strictly limits its scope.

Lab reportLanding pagesLie Detector

5 min read

May 27, 2026

A lab report on building a prompt improver that strictly uses local rules instead of a generative API.

Lab reportPrompt engineeringPrompt Mirror

4 min read

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Text Workbench

Clean up note drafts before they start negotiating with you.

Readability Checker

Check draft readability before the paragraph gets too comfortable.

Prompt Mirror

Refine rough prompts before they become vague little wishes.