Is there any OSS model that is good for function calling? Gorilla LLM comes to mind. Not sure if it's actually good at specifically the function calling api though.
This blog post is literally unable to be read due to the medium spam that blocks you from reading the moment the page loads. I have no idea why people use medium still
I'm using an ad blocker, the problem isn't really an ad but a big box asking you to sign up to Medium.
I could add this to my uBlock rules but really - does a call to action need to take up 40% of the readable space on the page, more on smaller monitors? I mean it's probably deliberate and a dark pattern in the hopes that people will sign up just to stop it showing up every time they visit Medium.
You can dismiss that box by clicking a small link that says something "No,, I just want to read". I'm so used to it that I stopped noticing how I do it.
Apparently it leads to enough registrations that they choose to keep it :(
Agree with this sentiment. The argument I’ve heard for why people use Medium (rather than say a custom blog site or ghost or Substack) is: SEO is better with Medium.
Medium lets you make passive income from posts and even pyramid schemes subscriptions which joined for your article, so you get a payment for every month they remain subscribed. It is very hard to just quit using medium.
Don't forget that these subs aren't like YouTube subs. They are shown that annoying popup while visiting your blog page, and they complete their subscription just to see what you've published. And they have to keep on paying afterwards.
I get that for people trying to make a living off of their content, but for companies issuing a press release, nine times out of ten I’ll bounce before clicking it away.
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[ 2.6 ms ] story [ 59.1 ms ] threadIts actively maintained as open-source. You can even run it with llama.cpp
I could add this to my uBlock rules but really - does a call to action need to take up 40% of the readable space on the page, more on smaller monitors? I mean it's probably deliberate and a dark pattern in the hopes that people will sign up just to stop it showing up every time they visit Medium.
Apparently it leads to enough registrations that they choose to keep it :(
It's MIT licensed. Supports both CPU and GPU