The use of embed has gone on too long. Wishing for it to become part of the official specs is like wishing your partner would start putting the cap on the toothpaste. It’s not going to happen, so it’s time to move on. If you want to validate your website, you have to get rid of embed.

• A List Apart: Articles: Bye Bye Embed
• Embeded Flash objects: from HTML to XHTML Strict (for Opera and iGoogle users)