2017-12-04 Emacs news
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  - Emacs Lisp:
    - [Nice improvements to use-package today!] (https://github.com/jwiegley/use-package/commits/master) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7g8rj5/nice_improvements_to_usepackage_today/))
  - Emacs development:
    - [Please help check the Emacs 26 manual] (https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-11/msg00661.html) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7gbwe2/please_help_check_the_emacs_26_manual/))
    - [Emacs with the SpiderMonkey garbage collector] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-11/msg00575.html) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7g8npg/emacs_with_the_spidermonkey_garbage_collector/), [Hacker News] (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15801038))
    - [Emacs (64-bit) for Windows with imagemagick 7] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7gex1q/emacs_64bit_for_windows_with_imagemagick_7/)
    - [/u/eli-zaretskii: "Emacs 26 is nearing its release... So hopefully one more pretest, and we will be ready to go."] (https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-12/msg00059.html) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7h5til/uelizaretskii_emacs_26_is_nearing_its_release_the/))
    - [Disable history expansion in eshell] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=1cdd0e8cd801aa1d6f04ab4d8e6097a46af8c951)
    - [Add macros `thunk-let' and `thunk-let*'] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=cc58d4de56e362f5e017d0607986b2962ee47fc1)
    - [Long discussion about scratch/widen-less a4ba846: Replace prog-widen with consolidating widen calls] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-12/msg00013.html)
  - Navigation:
    - [Ivy 0.10.0 available on GNU ELPA] (http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/ivy.html) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7gwwdm/ivy_0100_available_on_gnu_elpa/))
  - Org Mode:
    - [Embedding files in Org-mode] (http://mbork.pl/2017-12-04_Embedding_files_in_Org-mode)
    - [Reorder TODO items in your org-mode agenda] (http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/reorder-todo-items-in-your-org-mode-agenda/)
    - [Org-mode radio targets] (http://mbork.pl/2017-11-27_Org-mode_radio_targets)
  - Coding:
    - [Improving vue-mode for better Vue.js editing inside of Spacemacs] (https://medium.com/@aria_39488/improving-vue-mode-for-better-vue-js-editing-inside-of-spacemacs-4509f0577ea0) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7hbicw/improving_vuemode_for_better_vuejs_editing_inside/))
    - [Keeping company with hippies: another look at vim-like line completion] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7fx7qj/keeping_company_with_hippies_another_look_at/)
  - Other:
    - [A(nother) new cheatsheet] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7h3esw/another_new_cheatsheet/)
    - [Using Emacs - Playlist of screencasts by Mike Zamansky] (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9KxKa8NpFxIcNQa9js7dQQIHc81b0-Xg) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7h3wx5/using_emacs_playlist_of_screencasts_by_mike/))
    - [(emacs-nyc)] (http://emacsnyc.org/) ([Reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7h2syr/emacsnyc/))
    - [Distraction-free EWW surfing] (http://acidwords.com/posts/2017-12-01-distraction-free-eww-surfing.html)
    - [Introducing Elbank] (https://emacs.cafe/elbank/emacs/2017/11/30/elbank-intro.html)
    - [Your .emacs.d should contain a Dockerfile!?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7ggg2p/your_emacsd_should_contain_a_dockerfile/)
    - [Tips on using Emacs and avoiding Carpel Tunnel ?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7gwrvx/tips_on_using_emacs_and_avoiding_carpel_tunnel/)
    - [Answering "Which page did I post that comment on 2 weeks ago?" with Emacs and Elfeed] (https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/7fw4hj/answering_which_page_did_i_post_that_comment_on_2/)
  - New packages:
    - celestial-mode-line <http://melpa.org/#/celestial-mode-line>: Show lunar phase and sunrise/-set time in modeline
    - counsel-world-clock <http://melpa.org/#/counsel-world-clock>: Display world clock using Ivy.
    - difflib <http://melpa.org/#/difflib>: Helpers for computing deltas between objects.
    - easy-jekyll <http://melpa.org/#/easy-jekyll>: Major mode managing jekyll blogs
    - eterm-256color <http://melpa.org/#/eterm-256color>: Customizable 256 colors for term.
    - flycheck-crystal <http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-crystal>: Add support for Crystal to Flycheck
    - flycheck-lilypond <http://melpa.org/#/flycheck-lilypond>: LilyPond support in Flycheck
    - gle-mode <https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/gle-mode.html>: Major mode to edit Graphics Layout Engine files
    - go-tag <http://melpa.org/#/go-tag>: Modify tags for struct fields
    - helm-z <http://melpa.org/#/helm-z>: Show z directory list with helm.el support.
    - ivy-xref <http://melpa.org/#/ivy-xref>: Ivy interface for xref results
    - latexdiff <http://melpa.org/#/latexdiff>: Latexdiff integration in Emacs
    - lsp-vue <http://melpa.org/#/lsp-vue>: Vue support for lsp-mode
    - redshank <http://melpa.org/#/redshank>: Common Lisp Editing Extensions
    - sailfish-scratchbox <http://melpa.org/#/sailfish-scratchbox>: Sailfish OS scratchbox inside the emacs.
    - scp <http://melpa.org/#/scp>: Use the SCP command to transfer files with the remote server
    - smart-jump <http://melpa.org/#/smart-jump>: Smart go to definition.
    - total-lines <http://melpa.org/#/total-lines>: Keep track of a buffer's total number of lines
    - yoficator <http://melpa.org/#/yoficator>: Interactively yoficate Russian texts

  Links from [reddit.com/r/emacs] (http://reddit.com/r/emacs/new), [/r/orgmode] (http://reddit.com/r/orgmode), [/r/spacemacs] (http://reddit.com/r/spacemacs), [Hacker News] (https://hn.algolia.com/?query=emacs&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story), [planet.emacsen.org] (http://planet.emacsen.org), [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=emacs&search_sort=video_date_uploaded), the changes to the [Emacs NEWS file] (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/log/etc/NEWS), and [emacs-devel] (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2017-12).