Hello everyone!

It's been a while! I've released v0.2.0 on Codeberg. It will take some time to be updated on F-Droid and Google Play.

This release includes new sorting types like "Scaled" and "Controversial," along with the existing ones in Lemmy: "Most comments" and "New comments." I've added support for multi-communities (it's hacky, but I guess it works), as well as the ability to block/unblock instances. I've also improved loading times and added instance auto-complete for the login page.

As mentioned in my previous comments, I remain committed to developing and maintaining Eternity. I'm unsure how it will fit into my schedule, but I will try to spare some time. Anyway, I want to work on making Eternity a "fully-featured" Lemmy client, which should also include any new features.

In the meantime, thank you so much for your continued support.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.toldi.eu/post/984660

Another day, another model.

Just one day after Meta released their new frontier models, Mistral AI surprised us with a new model, Mistral Large 2.

It's quite a big one with 123B parameters, so I'm not sure if I would be able to run it at all. However, based on their numbers, it seems to come close to GPT-4o. They claim to be on par with GPT-4o, Claude 3 Opus, and the fresh Llama 3 405B regarding coding related tasks.

It's multilingual, and from what they said in their blog post, it was trained on a large coding data set as well covering 80+ programming languages. They also claim that it is "trained to acknowledge when it cannot find solutions or does not have sufficient information to provide a confident answer"

On the licensing side, it's free for research and non-commercial applications, but you have to pay them for commercial use.

Another day, another model.

Just one day after Meta released their new frontier models, Mistral AI surprised us with a new model, Mistral Large 2.

It's quite a big one with 123B parameters, so I'm not sure if I would be able to run it at all. However, based on their numbers, it seems to come close to GPT-4o. They claim to be on par with GPT-4o, Claude 3 Opus, and the fresh Llama 3 405B regarding coding related tasks.

It's multilingual, and from what they said in their blog post, it was trained on a large coding data set as well covering 80+ programming languages. They also claim that it is "trained to acknowledge when it cannot find solutions or does not have sufficient information to provide a confident answer"

On the licensing side, it's free for research and non-commercial applications, but you have to pay them for commercial use.

Meta has released llama 3.1. It seems to be a significant improvement to an already quite good model. It is now multilingual, has a 128k context window, has some sort of tool chaining support and, overall, performs better on benchmarks than its predecessor.

With this new version, they also released their 405B parameter version, along with the updated 70B and 8B versions.

I've been using the 3.0 version and was already satisfied, so I'm excited to try this.

Hello everyone!

First and foremost, a heartfelt thank you to everyone who poured their time, talent, and effort into creating icons for Eternity. The creativity and dedication displayed by our community are truly overwhelming. I'm sincerely grateful to each and every one of you.

I'd also like to apologize for the delay in putting up this voting thread. Life has been especially busy lately, and I appreciate everyone's understanding and patience during these times.

Voting Rules:

1. Only upvotes count as a vote. To keep things fair and positive, please refrain from downvoting.

2. The thread will be open for voting for a week unless we see a clear winner before then.

To cast your vote, simply upvote the comment containing your favorite icon design. And once again, I kindly ask that you avoid downvoting any submissions.

In light of the upcoming changes in Lemmy 0.19, I am planning a minor release that could feature the winning icon.

Thank you all for your continuous support and contributions to Eternity. Let's vote and select the icon that will represent our app!

Hello everyone!

I've finally released Eternity on the google play store. Note that this is not compatible with the existing releases as this build has a different signature.

Thanks for your support and looking forward to your feedback!

Hello everyone!

I've just released Eternity v0.1.1. This is meant as a small patch to fix issues and improve stability. For the complete changelog, please visit the release notes.

Thank you for your continued support and feedback! If you have any questions or suggestions, please don't hesitate to leave a comment below.

Cheers! 🚀

Hello everyone!

You may have noticed that Eternity's icon could use a bit of a facelift (I just hacked it together to have something). Well, it's time for a change and I'd like to get all you talented folks involved!

So, I want to host a competition where you can submit your designs for a new app icon. Once we have all the submissions, we can vote as a community to pick our new icon!

Some details to keep in mind:

Deadline: I'll be accepting submissions until the 8th of September, 2023, 18:00 CET. I might extend this deadline if we have too few submissions.

Format: Submissions should be in SVG or PNG format, with a 1:1 aspect ratio.

Resolution: Please ensure your design is at least 512x512 pixels if you're going with PNG.

Monochrome Version (Optional): It'd be great to see a monochrome version of your design too (for Material You icons).

Design: Your design should be colorful, fun, and engaging. The original UFO spaceship could be a source of inspiration, or elements of the fediverse or Lemmy. Of course, if you've got another creative idea, go wild!

Once the submissions close, we'll have a public vote to pick the winner (similar to what we did with the app name).

Thanks in advance for participating.

Happy designing!

Hello everyone!

I've just released the first version of Eternity (after changing the name from Infinity for Lemmy). It's been long overdue, but I wanted to finish a few features before this update. This release includes various fixes and new features, such as:

• Blocking users/communities

• List blocked users/communities

• Separate up/down votes (can be disabled in the settings)

• Private messages

• Content reporting

• New themes (including a new default one!)

• Fixed various crashes.

And a huge thank you to everyone who provided feedback, translated the app, or contributed in any form during the testing phases of this release. Your insights and suggestions were invaluable in making Eternity better for all users. I'll continue to gather feedback and make improvements in the coming updates, so please don't hesitate to reach out with any further thoughts or issues you might encounter. Your support and engagement mean the world to me! Happy browsing!

Hello everyone!

I'm excited to bring some news to our wonderful community today. After an engaging voting process on the voting thread, we as a community have decided to change the name from Infinity for Lemmy to Eternity. 🎉 I am grateful to everyone who participated and voiced their opinions. It was great to see so much involvement!

While !eternityapp@lemdro.id will be our new gathering space, I'd like to let you know that the original !infinityforlemmy@lemdro.id won't be closing its doors immediately. This way, everyone has enough time to transition comfortably and get accustomed to our new home.

Lastly, remember, while names may change, our spirit and camaraderie remain eternal. I cherish our roots with "Infinity for Reddit" and am excited about the journey ahead in "Eternity". Let's collaborate, share, and continue building on this vibrant community.

Have fun and see you all in Eternity! 🚀🌌