Jack Mottram

Welcome to the homepage of Jack Mottram, a journalist who lives in Glasgow. Below you can follow Jack's recent activity on the web, including posts to Submit Response and Tumble, bookmarked links, uploaded photographs, status updates and writing in the press.

Monday, August 18

Jack bookmarked the link An excerpt from Surf Culture The Art History of Surfing - CaliforniaAuthors 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-18T14:00:03Z
Jack bookmarked the link 10 Futuristic User Interfaces | Monday Inspiration | Smashing Magazine 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-18T12:34:00Z
Jack bookmarked the link Monocular 6101 - a set on Flickr 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-18T12:33:11Z
Jack bookmarked the link The Annotated Thursday: G.K. Chesterton's Masterpiece, the Man Who Was Thursday: Gardner, Martin; Chesterton, G. K.: 0898707447 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-18T10:11:42Z
Jack bookmarked the link Top 10 CSS Table Designs | CSS, Events | Smashing Magazine 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-18T10:11:31Z

Friday, August 15

Jack bookmarked the link The History of Phone Phreaking 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-15T19:21:14Z
Jack bookmarked the link The Believer - Interview with David Simon 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-15T12:27:41Z
Jack bookmarked the link FactMagazine - 20 best: bleep records ever made 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-15T12:23:18Z
Jack bookmarked the link Reviews from the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe (21) 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-15T11:29:04Z
Jack bookmarked the link YAKKAY - brainwear for smart people. Bicycle Helmet, cover, Izmir, Dublin, Paris, Tokyo. 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-15T11:07:42Z
Jack bookmarked the link The ampersands of Linux [dive into mark] 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-15T10:30:48Z
Jack bookmarked the link Simplify Media for iPhone - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-15T10:24:43Z
Jack bookmarked the link SimpleBits ~ Use the Best Available Ampersand 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-15T09:53:18Z
Jack bookmarked the link WordPress › wp-typogrify « WordPress Plugins 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-15T09:51:53Z

Thursday, August 14

Wednesday, August 13

Jack bookmarked the link Tate Liverpool launches first UK iPhone art exhibition tour - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-13T15:56:17Z

Tuesday, August 12

Jack said, "There should be a word for the jolly feeling you get when you check the TV listings and see Law & Order: SVU is on. Paedoglee? Rapesmirk?" 2008-08-12T22:14:40Z 2008-08-12T22:14:40Z
Jack bookmarked the link Cake Wrecks: What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-12T20:40:23Z
Jack bookmarked the link Ironic Sans: Idea: How I would do iPhone cut and paste 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-12T20:34:52Z
Jack said, "I think I might have to switch off the Tranmere alert tweets. Too depressing. (2-0 to Grimsby...)" 2008-08-12T20:05:06Z 2008-08-12T20:05:06Z
Jack bookmarked the link BBC Internet Blog 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-12T19:59:58Z
Jack bookmarked the link Help dress the set for the next season of The IT Crowd - Boing Boing 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-12T19:53:59Z
Jack bookmarked the link Chandler Project - Welcome 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-12T19:37:23Z
Jack said, "Creative Scotland to cost £7 million. Sheesh." 2008-08-12T17:28:42Z 2008-08-12T17:28:42Z
Jack said, "Hugh Brady show excellent - must see, in fact." 2008-08-12T12:03:01Z 2008-08-12T12:03:01Z
Jack said, "I really should start paying attention to what words the iPhone is correcting." 2008-08-12T10:33:38Z 2008-08-12T10:33:38Z
Jack said, "That Tory policy announcement in brief: "Police should be able to do whatever the duck they like."" 2008-08-12T10:31:53Z 2008-08-12T10:31:53Z

Monday, August 11

Jack said, "@bobbiejohnson 3/11/06: a reporter said 'proof, if proof be need be' on Today. Since then, I've had no idea what's real and what's satire." 2008-08-11T22:43:31Z 2008-08-11T22:43:31Z
Jack bookmarked the link Fear and loathing in the stands | Football | The Guardian 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-11T17:19:27Z
Jack said, "For tea: deep fried steak pie, chips, a buttered roll and a bottle of Barr's Cream Soda. Scotland FTW!" 2008-08-11T17:00:12Z 2008-08-11T17:00:12Z

Sunday, August 10

Jack said, "@sisterphonetica - camping is a terrible business! Will never understand why reverting to a stone age mode of living is supposed to be fun." 2008-08-10T20:50:58Z 2008-08-10T20:50:58Z
Jack said, "Hmmn, the Make Me A Christian star preacher is deranged homophobe (and writer of gay anthem So Macho!) J.G. Hargreaves: http://is.gd/1m1B" 2008-08-10T19:50:33Z 2008-08-10T19:50:33Z
Jack said, "@nmcintosh - Yeah, Swindon looked to be on good form. And it's *always* a long season for the Tranmere fan, to be honest." 2008-08-10T19:04:49Z 2008-08-10T19:04:49Z
Jack said, "Make Me A Christian reality series on C4 is well iffy - televised brainwashing of vulnerable people/young kids by whacko evangelicals." 2008-08-10T18:52:13Z 2008-08-10T18:52:13Z
Jack bookmarked the link Stone Greasers, Greasers Gangs and Clubs From Chicago to New York 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-10T14:25:49Z
Jack bookmarked the link Twenty Years Of Tracey (from The Herald ) 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-10T13:37:53Z
Jack bookmarked the link Harrod Horticultural (UK) - EarthBox® - Maintenance-Free Gardening System - Planter 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-10T12:13:54Z
Jack is now at Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland 2008-08-10T00:30:56Z 2008-08-10T00:30:56Z

Saturday, August 9

Jack posted Quantum Xrroid Consciousness Interface, The Musical to MetaFilter 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-09T19:06:49Z
Jack bookmarked the link How Buildings Learn - Uploaded by Stewart Brand Himself | Smashing Telly - A hand picked TV channel 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-09T17:20:30Z
Jack said, "Heh, the second I tweeted that they clawed one back. Three more in the next ten minutes, please!" 2008-08-09T15:46:46Z 2008-08-09T15:46:46Z
Jack said, "God, Tranmere are getting their heads kicked in by Swindon. What a depressing start to the season." 2008-08-09T15:44:13Z 2008-08-09T15:44:13Z
Jack bookmarked the link My Holy Grail Of iPhone Apps Arrives: pTerm | The Apple Blog 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-09T14:45:29Z
Jack said, "Festival-defining sight: Arthur Smith driving a motorized sofa down the Royal Mile. Ugh." 2008-08-09T13:16:34Z 2008-08-09T13:16:34Z
Jack uploaded Old Index Jack uploaded Old Index Jack uploaded Old Index 2008-08-09T13:14:26Z 2008-08-09T13:14:26Z

Friday, August 8

Jack said, "Best place to eat in Edinburgh during the festivals: the soup kitchen at the Mosque on Nicholson Square. Top dahl." 2008-08-08T23:49:57Z 2008-08-08T23:49:57Z
Jack uploaded This Drink Belongs To... Jack uploaded This Drink Belongs To... Jack uploaded This Drink Belongs To... 2008-08-08T14:06:30Z 2008-08-08T14:06:30Z

Jack said, "Moneymaking idea for Edinburgh in August: T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan "No, I don't want a fucking flyer."" 2008-08-08T13:46:25Z 2008-08-08T13:46:25Z
Jack is now at Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland 2008-08-08T01:30:55Z 2008-08-08T01:30:55Z

Thursday, August 7

Jack said, "@eversion - my waist size has increased to match my age since I was 28. I will comence sit-ups on my 35th. Anyway, Happy Birthday!" 2008-08-07T21:25:14Z 2008-08-07T21:25:14Z
Jack said, "Unpleasant realisation of the day: cashew nuts look quite like foetuses. I'll still finish the packet, like." 2008-08-07T21:18:13Z 2008-08-07T21:18:13Z
Jack posted Sleng to Tumble Jack posted Sleng to Tumble Jack posted Sleng to Tumble 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-07T16:22:07Z
Jack started reading Human Smoke: The Beginnings of WWII, the End of Civilization by Nicholson Baker 2008-08-07T14:43:30Z 2008-08-07T14:43:30Z
Jack finished reading High-Rise (Flamingo Modern Classic) by J.G. Ballard 2008-08-07T14:43:13Z 2008-08-07T14:43:13Z
Jack bookmarked the link BibliOdyssey: Dogs of War 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-07T14:36:57Z
Jack saved Messiah Remix goes off!!! as a favourite video 2008-08-07T13:31:16Z 2008-08-07T13:31:16Z

Jack uploaded Sleng Teng Forever Jack uploaded Sleng Teng Forever Jack uploaded Sleng Teng Forever 2008-08-07T13:06:01Z 2008-08-07T13:06:01Z

Jack said, "Wondering whether a reference to Kool Moe Dee's How Ya Like Me Now? is suitable for a broadsheet art review. Deciding that, no, it isn't." 2008-08-07T10:27:27Z 2008-08-07T10:27:27Z

Wednesday, August 6

Jack bookmarked the link Necessary Steps - Will Self - Opinion - New York Times Blog 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-06T22:19:32Z
Jack bookmarked the link Get Your War On: The Watch List - 236 - Video 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-06T21:55:54Z
Jack bookmarked the link Tutorial: Turn Your iPhone Into a Wireless Modem | Gadget Lab from Wired.com 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-06T14:49:16Z
Jack said, "Why do old people in galleries read out wall texts in booming voices? I wish they wouldn't." 2008-08-06T11:30:55Z 2008-08-06T11:30:55Z
Jack bookmarked the link LOL - it's the attack of the internet memes | Technology | guardian.co.uk 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-06T08:45:32Z

Tuesday, August 5

Jack bookmarked the link iusethis iphone software: Free software for the iphone population 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-05T23:14:46Z
Jack uploaded Mark Wallinger Is Innocent 2008-08-05T14:57:10Z 2008-08-05T14:57:10Z

Jack uploaded Ingleby Gallery Jack uploaded Ingleby Gallery Jack uploaded Ingleby Gallery 2008-08-05T14:54:49Z 2008-08-05T14:54:49Z

Jack uploaded Festival Hordes Descend Jack uploaded Festival Hordes Descend Jack uploaded Festival Hordes Descend 2008-08-05T14:52:21Z 2008-08-05T14:52:21Z

Jack uploaded Feminism Sea Bass Philosophy Trout Marxism Squid 2008-08-05T14:48:48Z 2008-08-05T14:48:48Z

Jack uploaded The Perfect Place To Grow Jack uploaded The Perfect Place To Grow Jack uploaded The Perfect Place To Grow 2008-08-05T14:46:52Z 2008-08-05T14:46:52Z

Jack uploaded I Do Not Expect Jack uploaded I Do Not Expect Jack uploaded I Do Not Expect 2008-08-05T14:43:45Z 2008-08-05T14:43:45Z

Jack uploaded Lady Examines Emin Blanket 2008-08-05T14:42:16Z 2008-08-05T14:42:16Z

Jack uploaded Her Bed Jack uploaded Her Bed Jack uploaded Her Bed 2008-08-05T14:34:57Z 2008-08-05T14:34:57Z

Jack uploaded Tracey Emin Jack uploaded Tracey Emin Jack uploaded Tracey Emin 2008-08-05T14:31:46Z 2008-08-05T14:31:46Z

Jack uploaded Man Up Ladder With Tracey Emin Bum Portion 2008-08-05T14:28:35Z 2008-08-05T14:28:35Z

Jack uploaded Man On Poster #2 Jack uploaded Man On Poster #2 Jack uploaded Man On Poster #2 2008-08-05T14:25:43Z 2008-08-05T14:25:43Z

Jack uploaded Man On Poster Jack uploaded Man On Poster Jack uploaded Man On Poster 2008-08-05T14:19:52Z 2008-08-05T14:19:52Z

Jack uploaded No Wasps Jack uploaded No Wasps Jack uploaded No Wasps 2008-08-05T14:16:07Z 2008-08-05T14:16:07Z

Jack uploaded Stuart's Granolithic Jack uploaded Stuart's Granolithic Jack uploaded Stuart's Granolithic 2008-08-05T14:12:43Z 2008-08-05T14:12:43Z

Jack uploaded Wing And Leg Of Bird Jack uploaded Wing And Leg Of Bird Jack uploaded Wing And Leg Of Bird 2008-08-05T14:09:10Z 2008-08-05T14:09:10Z

Jack uploaded 3 Jack uploaded 3 Jack uploaded 3 2008-08-05T14:04:11Z 2008-08-05T14:04:11Z

Jack uploaded Inky Hand Jack uploaded Inky Hand Jack uploaded Inky Hand 2008-08-05T14:00:34Z 2008-08-05T14:00:34Z

Jack uploaded Ullapool Clouds Jack uploaded Ullapool Clouds Jack uploaded Ullapool Clouds 2008-08-05T13:38:26Z 2008-08-05T13:38:26Z

Jack wrote about Richard Hamilton: Protest Pictures in the newspaper 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-05T12:58:54Z
Jack wrote about Edinburgh Art Festival Preview in the newspaper 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-05T12:57:47Z
Jack wrote about Cathy Wilkes at The Modern Institute in the newspaper 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-08-05T12:55:59Z

Saturday, August 2

Jack bookmarked the link ‘Negative acoustic space’: Ballardian sound art 2008-08-02T07:30:45Z 2008-08-02T07:23:27Z

Friday, August 1

Jack uploaded Lambie Keyhole Jack uploaded Lambie Keyhole Jack uploaded Lambie Keyhole 2008-08-01T15:47:37Z 2008-08-01T15:47:37Z

Jack said, "Martha Rosler Library at Stills. Perfect Festival hangout, if you're into feminism, Jewish studies, philosophy. And who isn't?" 2008-08-01T13:13:55Z 2008-08-01T13:13:55Z
Jack said, "Defo, not deco. Silly iPhone autocorrect." 2008-08-01T11:59:32Z 2008-08-01T11:59:32Z
Jack said, "Tracey Emin show is a bit of a corker. Her work deco best seen in big chunks. Best: blankets and prints." 2008-08-01T11:58:23Z 2008-08-01T11:58:23Z
Jack bookmarked the link Sunday Times subeditors reply to Giles Coren | Media | guardian.co.uk 2008-08-01T00:30:44Z 2008-08-01T00:12:04Z

Thursday, July 31

Jack saved Satan... as a favourite video 2008-07-31T22:30:48Z 2008-07-31T22:30:48Z

Jack bookmarked the link Delicious Jack bookmarked the link Delicious Jack bookmarked the link Delicious 2008-07-31T21:30:54Z 2008-07-31T20:38:56Z
Jack bookmarked the link Scrabble | Ask Metafilter 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-31T15:12:46Z
Jack posted Intergenerational Weblogging Frequency Shaming to Submit Response 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-31T14:45:35Z

Wednesday, July 30

Jack bookmarked the link Metaphilm - Fight Club 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-30T09:53:52Z

Tuesday, July 29

Jack bookmarked the link How to encode a movie for the iPod (h264 and mpeg-4) with ffmpegX (MacOS X) 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-29T16:54:02Z
Jack uploaded Summertime Jack uploaded Summertime Jack uploaded Summertime 2008-07-29T16:50:19Z 2008-07-29T16:50:19Z

Monday, July 28

Jack bookmarked the link Home of SMF: Free PHP and MySQL forum software 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-28T20:32:27Z
Jack bookmarked the link work.life.creativity. - Index 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-28T20:30:22Z
Jack bookmarked the link Large Music Box Set 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-28T19:48:14Z
Jack said, "Just got a Casio MT-40. Infinite Sleng Teng riddim here I come!" 2008-07-28T09:43:36Z 2008-07-28T09:43:36Z

Saturday, July 26

Jack uploaded Meringue Jack uploaded Meringue Jack uploaded Meringue 2008-07-26T21:12:05Z 2008-07-26T21:12:05Z

Jack bookmarked the link Mot - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-26T01:07:30Z
Jack bookmarked the link Starship Mine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-26T00:53:45Z

Friday, July 25

Jack said, "Trying to do Newton gestures to select/copy on an iPhone. Funny how ingrained stuff gets. Annoying that said gestures don't work!" 2008-07-25T17:09:34Z 2008-07-25T17:09:34Z
Jack bookmarked the link 10 Most Amazing Ghost Towns 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-25T11:28:14Z
Jack bookmarked the link Macworld | Review: Basic to-do apps for iPhone and iPod touch 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-25T10:53:45Z

Thursday, July 24

Jack started reading High-Rise (Flamingo Modern Classic) by J.G. Ballard 2008-07-24T23:16:13Z 2008-07-24T23:16:13Z
Jack finished reading Ghostwritten by David Mitchell 2008-07-24T23:15:37Z 2008-07-24T23:15:37Z
Jack finished reading The Gorse Trilogy: "The West Pier", "Mr Stimpson and Mr Gorse", "Unknown Assailant" by Patrick Hamilton 2008-07-24T23:14:53Z 2008-07-24T23:14:53Z
Jack bookmarked the link Wolfe+585, Senior - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-24T17:12:14Z
Jack bookmarked the link Phoenix Labs » PeerGuardian OS X 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-24T17:03:30Z
Jack bookmarked the link Parents to be punished for children’s net piracy - Times Online 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-24T16:47:40Z
Jack uploaded Glasgow, 24 Jul 2008 Jack uploaded Glasgow, 24 Jul 2008 Jack uploaded Glasgow, 24 Jul 2008 2008-07-24T16:36:18Z 2008-07-24T16:36:18Z

Jack bookmarked the link Intua - BeatMaker 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-24T15:59:07Z

Wednesday, July 23

Jack bookmarked the link Home - Popcuts Jack bookmarked the link Home - Popcuts Jack bookmarked the link Home - Popcuts 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-23T19:35:33Z

Tuesday, July 22

Jack bookmarked the link A Memory of the Nineteen-Nineties by Teller 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-22T18:47:20Z
Jack bookmarked the link Me and My Girls - The Night of the Gun - David Carr - NYTimes.com 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-22T16:46:32Z
Jack posted Live Teng Ting to Tumble Jack posted Live Teng Ting to Tumble Jack posted Live Teng Ting to Tumble 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-22T13:23:22Z

Monday, July 21

Sunday, July 20

Jack bookmarked the link Mencap Page 1 Jack bookmarked the link Mencap Page 1 Jack bookmarked the link Mencap Page 1 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-20T15:53:26Z
Jack bookmarked the link The most beautiful suicide (kottke.org) 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-20T15:47:25Z
Jack bookmarked the link Time for the art festival to add a signature to its work - Scotland on Sunday 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-20T15:23:39Z
Jack bookmarked the link Geopher Lite Jack bookmarked the link Geopher Lite Jack bookmarked the link Geopher Lite 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-20T14:48:10Z

Saturday, July 19

Friday, July 18

Jack bookmarked the link Torrentech - electronic music torrent tracker 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-18T16:52:18Z
Jack said, "@cozeny How did you recognize him?! Interestingly, C4 deny all knowledge, though they promised to call me back (yes, I'm that sad!)" 2008-07-18T11:03:20Z 2008-07-18T11:03:20Z
Jack bookmarked the link WP Super Cache Jack bookmarked the link WP Super Cache Jack bookmarked the link WP Super Cache 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-18T00:47:19Z

Thursday, July 17

Jack bookmarked the link Backup Battery for iPhone / iPod - DX001 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-17T21:48:37Z

Wednesday, July 16

Jack bookmarked the link TwitPic - Share photos on twitter 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-16T20:42:08Z
Jack said, "After an ad break, the shot returned briefly, then some reality show. No announcement/apology. Art? Hijacked signal? Very mysterious." 2008-07-16T20:18:20Z 2008-07-16T20:18:20Z
Jack said, "Said shot: http://twitpic.com/4bnm" 2008-07-16T20:11:24Z 2008-07-16T20:11:24Z
Jack said, "Channel 4 has been showing a static shot of someone standing by a tree near a beach for more than 5 minutes. WTF?0" 2008-07-16T20:09:07Z 2008-07-16T20:09:07Z

Tuesday, July 15

Jack bookmarked the link Phantom Fish - Byline - Google Reader on the go. 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-15T17:35:55Z

Monday, July 14

Jack bookmarked the link Dream Recorder Jack bookmarked the link Dream Recorder Jack bookmarked the link Dream Recorder 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-14T15:14:34Z
Jack bookmarked the link Apple - Batteries - iPhone 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-14T15:05:19Z
Jack bookmarked the link macosxhints.com - Increase frequency of Mac to MobilMe/iPhone synch 2000-11-30T00:00:00Z 2008-07-14T14:56:02Z
Jack wrote about Kenny Hunter At Tramway in the newspaper