Jameson Reichert
@jamesonbrent.bsky.social
Christ follower, Father, Engineer, advocate of a livable planet. Day job: electrifying a utility fleet. Opinions are my own and do not express the views of my employer
Great book. Detailed histories of each city with intertwined lessons on the effects of land use policy
October 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Great book. Detailed histories of each city with intertwined lessons on the effects of land use policy
Local thrift store find
September 7, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Local thrift store find
Seems we might be close to unlocking the fusion power plant. Brings back some fond SimCity memories.
August 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Seems we might be close to unlocking the fusion power plant. Brings back some fond SimCity memories.
Finished the trip off with some geothermal energy at Lassen Volcanic National Park. Obviously this exact site has not been tapped for electricity, maybe someday it will outside the park
August 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Finished the trip off with some geothermal energy at Lassen Volcanic National Park. Obviously this exact site has not been tapped for electricity, maybe someday it will outside the park
Closing out the summer showing the kids more energy infrastructure. Today it's Shasta Dam. The art deco design elements are a great touch
August 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Closing out the summer showing the kids more energy infrastructure. Today it's Shasta Dam. The art deco design elements are a great touch
Productive morning. These kids don't know how good they have it
August 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Productive morning. These kids don't know how good they have it
Yesterday was another great day to be on the water.
August 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Yesterday was another great day to be on the water.
This is what happens when it's a mild summer and you drive your kids to summer camp all the time. Recent average efficiency has been 5-5.2 miles/kWh so the car thinks it can deliver 312 miles of range at that rate. I'm going to be doing mostly highways today so likely not
July 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This is what happens when it's a mild summer and you drive your kids to summer camp all the time. Recent average efficiency has been 5-5.2 miles/kWh so the car thinks it can deliver 312 miles of range at that rate. I'm going to be doing mostly highways today so likely not
Our family loves eating cereal and I've been trying to avoid buying cows milk. 3 out of 4 of us are fine with Costco Oat milk. The picky kid refused so I went on the hunt for alternatives. Walmart now offers this refrigerated soy milk with a solid 2 month expiration date and she loved it.
July 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Our family loves eating cereal and I've been trying to avoid buying cows milk. 3 out of 4 of us are fine with Costco Oat milk. The picky kid refused so I went on the hunt for alternatives. Walmart now offers this refrigerated soy milk with a solid 2 month expiration date and she loved it.
Finished it. Other than a random reference to vertical farms in the very beginning, I think the book is solid. Honestly think it should be required reading for anyone seeking office
July 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Finished it. Other than a random reference to vertical farms in the very beginning, I think the book is solid. Honestly think it should be required reading for anyone seeking office
This weekend our family went to a biking class put on by the city. Included bike check, helmet fitting guidelines, how to signal, how to safely interact with cars and the best bike paths in our neighborhood. This should be mandatory for lawmakers and all drivers so they can experience being a biker
July 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This weekend our family went to a biking class put on by the city. Included bike check, helmet fitting guidelines, how to signal, how to safely interact with cars and the best bike paths in our neighborhood. This should be mandatory for lawmakers and all drivers so they can experience being a biker
Need that continent wide HVDC grid, CA putting 4 GW in batteries and exporting another 4 GW
June 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Need that continent wide HVDC grid, CA putting 4 GW in batteries and exporting another 4 GW
Warm weather + CA traffic= 3.2 miles/kWh in an extended range Ford Lightning. No elevation change
June 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Warm weather + CA traffic= 3.2 miles/kWh in an extended range Ford Lightning. No elevation change
I saved this chart from an earlier version of Boston Metal's website. Clearly its heavily dependent on electricity price and its also possible some things have changed in the years since this was made
June 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I saved this chart from an earlier version of Boston Metal's website. Clearly its heavily dependent on electricity price and its also possible some things have changed in the years since this was made
And I was wrong. Still great news though
June 15, 2025 at 2:40 AM
And I was wrong. Still great news though
Going to be 90 in Sacramento today but the whole house fan is doing its part to minimize AC usage. This morning it got down to 57 degrees outside and the fan cooled the house down to 66
June 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Going to be 90 in Sacramento today but the whole house fan is doing its part to minimize AC usage. This morning it got down to 57 degrees outside and the fan cooled the house down to 66
If you want to know the power of modern batteries look no further than these tire inflators. I used to lug around a big/loud/corded air compressor for this job. This morning I added 3 psi to three tires and it's still at 75% SOC. $47 and it's an emergency power bank and flashlight
June 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
If you want to know the power of modern batteries look no further than these tire inflators. I used to lug around a big/loud/corded air compressor for this job. This morning I added 3 psi to three tires and it's still at 75% SOC. $47 and it's an emergency power bank and flashlight
Proud parent of a Junior Park Ranger. She got sworn in and everything
May 31, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Proud parent of a Junior Park Ranger. She got sworn in and everything
Teaching the kiddos about breeder reactors today
May 31, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Teaching the kiddos about breeder reactors today
I guess one positive of Elon driving away talent from Tesla is they go off and do their own cool projects
May 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I guess one positive of Elon driving away talent from Tesla is they go off and do their own cool projects
First raspberry harvest of the season.
May 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
First raspberry harvest of the season.
It's a sourdough English muffin morning. I'm not great at cooking so I try to make up for it by supplying the household baked products
May 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
It's a sourdough English muffin morning. I'm not great at cooking so I try to make up for it by supplying the household baked products
Love it. Samsung has a pretty good app for their HP dryer too. This is the load my wife did earlier today
May 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Love it. Samsung has a pretty good app for their HP dryer too. This is the load my wife did earlier today
Great day for paddleboarding with the kiddos
May 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Great day for paddleboarding with the kiddos
Great day for a hike
May 4, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Great day for a hike