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Comparing Text Similarity between two sentences using Python: Part 1
This is Part 1 in a series covering NLP (Natural Language Processing) which progresses through a real-world problem that I recently encountered. I thought this would be a good topic to write since it is relatable to many online businesses and demonstrates how leetcode/hackerrank types of problems can occur in your day-to-day as a Software…
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Java DS & Algo Quick Reference
This reference is not comprehensive of the entire language by any means and is intended as a quick refresher primarily on DS & Algos which you already know the fundamentals for. The topics within this guide are commonly vetted during interviewing, esp. at Big Tech or companies with Big Tech influences. If you are not…
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Python Interviewing Quick Reference Guide (a.k.a. “cheat sheet”)
PEP8 style guide: https://peps.python.org/pep-0008/. Top 3 style guidance – use 4 space indents, lower camel case functions and variables, 79 char width (72 for docstrings). I use double quotes for strings so I don’t have to reprogram my brain when I switch to Java or C# but it is also extra keystrokes. YMMV. Strict adherence…
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Run Local LLMs with ollama on Windows
Quickstart Instructions for doze: Manual/GGUF Approach: 4. Create using the model file, run: ollama create dolphin-llama3 -f dolphin.llama3.ModelInfo and you should see “transferring model data” then some hashes and manifest data and a final “success” 5. then to send text tokens to the model, run: ollama run dolphin-llama3 “hello dolphin llama” Alternatively as of Aug…
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Focus
For over 6 years, the title of this site was – “Fraction of the Blogosphere”. It was fitting when I first created it and for years that followed.. One thought I had is to transform this site to accommodate my latest hobby – a sci-fi novel. This is kind of a distraction though and…
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