john saylor wrote:
> my guess is that the double asterisk is a typo or misunderstanding of
> css selectors.

It's a pretty neat trick actually.


#secondaryContent *

Means /everything/ that is inside secondaryContent would get 20px padding.


#secondaryContent * *

Means that those objects inside objects inside secondaryContent (ie its 
grandchildren) get those properties reset.

So all in all, only the direct children of secondaryContent get the padding.

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