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"Theran" A man who can drink more beer than a bar can provide. When it comes to taking things in moderation, Moderation is the only thing he does in moderation.
"AA is for quiters" Theran will not quit until he has accomplished what he came to do.
Theran by Opianethie February 7, 2010
They are courageous, independent, and loyal. They like to have their own space from time to time, but don't mind stepping out to party every now and then. They are super sweet and nice and make a great friend and a great partner. They are outdoorsy and ambitious and very handsome.
Theran is a super sweet and fun guy to be around.
Theran by ray20 June 20, 2022

themangokid 

A twitch streamer that plays whatever he feels like playing.
TheMangoKid played Brawlhala.
themangokid by thechilldylan November 25, 2020

Theranos 

A defunct health care corporation invented by Elizabeth Holmes that was once considered revolutionary in conducting blood tests that required only a finger-prick but there was one big problem; it was too good to be true. It was a big sham. The technology was worthless (engineers with their PhD's couldn't get the blood testing equipment to work), the tests were highly inaccurate (one example; a patient complained about ringing in her ears, Theranos test said she was at risk of having a stroke, her doctor thought something seemed off, gave her a real blood test and it turned out the symptoms were just the result of insomnia!), investors were mislead despite a boatload of red flags (Theranos never demonstrated the technology and showed them the labs. Investors just liked the cool idea of a test requiring just a drop of blood), the company was tyrannical chaos and mistreated their employees pretty harshly, etc.

Holmes and her equally scummy partner/sugar daddy Sunny Balwani have been indicted for wire fraud. Just read the book "Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup" by John Carreryrou if you want to get the full details. A must-read.
I'm just glad I never got sick and relied on a Theranos blood test. I might have died!
Theranos by Soul_Driver January 18, 2019

Therac-25 

1. a complete failure of epic proportions, especially in medical and programming situations.

2. The Therac-25 was a machine made by the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited to treat cancer patients with radiation. 6 people were reported to have received massive overdoses of radiation due in large part to bad software design and poor testing. People died because of it. It is used as an example of why a programmer needs to thoroughly test a program before releasing it for use.
1. Michael Jackson's doctor is a classic example of Therac-25-- he fucked up so badly MJ died!

2. The Therac-25 was made by Canadian uber-n00bs.
Therac-25 by encycl07pedia1 July 7, 2010