load data asynchronously and incrementally
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Description
## Use Case
Data loading currently blocks the whole application and is not easy to cancel. This is most obvious during a time series render when in between times, loading is blocking everything.
## Solution
This is pending any unexpected technical limitations related to multithreading with various file format libraries.
1. Put data loading on a thread.
2. Make thread cancellable by looping and polling for interruption
3. Allow incremental re-rendering during async loading.
4. Would it benefit from using multiple threads?
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