<i>malevolent beings trying to overload your optical pathways</i><p>That's what happens when your brain becomes a tragedy of the commons.<p>Some friends and I dreamed up the table of contents of the "Geocities Web Design Handbook," but I think it would apply to Japanese commercial web sites and streets as well.<p><pre><code>  Part I.  Basics
   Chapter 1.  Rational thought:  your enemy.
   Chapter 2.  Serenity, comprehension, and other bad design smells.
  Part II.  Basic applications
   Chapter 3.  Maximizing information density using randomly sourced content.
   Chapter 4.  Total coverage:  cross-browser design techniques to banish white space.
  Part III.  Advanced techniques
   Chapter 5.  The BLINK tag:  sissy crutch.
   Chapter 6.  DOSing the visual cortex:  advanced techniques to overwhelm and disorient.</code></pre>