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KAGOSHIMA, JapanโOne Saturday afternoon in October, families, schoolkids, and the elderly milled about the Chiran Peace Museum, near Kagoshima in southwest Japan. In this country, many things branded โpeaceโ are likely to be about war. Chiran is no exception: It is a museum dedicated to kamikaze pilots. Momoka Takashima wanted to come with her parents […]
Every week with VC+ we take a visual deep dive into the topics that matter. Our latest edition offers a comparison of economies, including: ๐ Which countries with similar populations have vastly different economies ๐บ๏ธ Where neighboring nations show striking GDP per capita gaps ๐ How U.S. states and regions dominate global economic comparisons This […]
Every week with VC+ we take a visual deep dive into the topics that matter. Our latest edition covers Real Estate Bubbles Around the World, including: ๐ซง Which cities are most at risk of a real estate bubble ๐ How the market has changed post-pandemic ๐ What trends are emerging in the rental market This […]
Posted in: Preview, streaming, TV | Tagged: bctv daily dispatch, mandy rose, sandman, superman, superman & lois, the nevers, westworld Published Thu, 15 Dec 2022 05:08:13 -0600 by Ray Flook | I’m only a man in a silly red sheet/Digging for kryptonite on this one-way street/Only a man in a funny red sheet/Looking for special […]
Posted in: Preview, streaming, TV | Tagged: bctv daily dispatch, Bosch, our flag means death, Stargirl, Station Eleven, The Flash, Titans, Vince McMahon, wednesday Published Wed, 14 Dec 2022 06:38:13 -0600 by Ray Flook | This speech is my recital; I think it’s very vital/To rock (a rhyme), that’s right (on time)/It’s Tricky is the […]
One challenge when it comes to concurrency on Appleโs platforms is that an appโs UI can, for the most part, only be updated on the main thread. So, whenever weโre performing any kind of work on a background thread (either directly or indirectly), then we always have to make sure to jump back to the […]