CSS columns that expand to full/equal vertical height

column stuff
lots more column stuff to make it a longer column lots more column stuff to make
it a longer column lots more column stuff to make it a longer column

This is a transcript from a Facebook conversation regarding CSS columns that expand to full/equal vertical height:

Anon Friend March 1 at 3:48pm
FUCK THEM OMGOMGOMG I”M GONNA USE A TABLE

Thank you, I needed that.

Mimi Flynn March 1 at 3:55pm
NO!!! DON’T DO IT!!!
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Quick Tip: <embed> z-index like issues

Video showing in front of static element

Add the following attributes to all embedded videos or maps that appear in front of a static element (such as a toolbar or footer bar) to push them back where they belong:

style="z-index: 0" wmode="transparent"

Video showing behind static element

Its very rare that you would need to do this, but more statically positioned toolbars and such have been popping up all over the place, so, it seems it will become more and more common as this trend spreads.

Front-End Code Checklist

CSS in a text editor

The following is a code checklist to which I plan to adhere. If you look at my current sites, it will be easy to see that I have some work to do.

Have any suggestions? Please post them in the comments.
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