You'll never be able to use `position:absolute` for anything outside of the context of an element's parent. While true, I find that the instances that I need s

You'll never be able to use `position:absolute` for anything outside of the context of an element's parent. While true, I find that the instances that I need something to be absolutely positioned outside of it's context are few and far between. Also, it is quite easy to set position static on the parent elements. Every new developer will need to wrap their head around nonstandard page flow I work with a team that is on board with this, so it hasn't been an issue yet. Also, refer to this: http://css-tricks.com/things-it-might-be-funuseful-to-try-the-universal-selector-on/ http://css-tricks.com/things-it-might-be-funuseful-to-try-th...