Why are tar.xz files 15x smaller when using Python's tar compared to macOS tar?

Re:Why are tar.xz files 15x smaller when using Python's tar ... by WoodenChair on Monday March 15, 2021 @12:06AM (#26462535)

> If I called an original Atari junk, some would take it as "this is useless" but most would take it as "this is useless now".

I think you have that backwards. "junk" is an insulting word. If you called an Atari junk, most would understand you to be disparaging it in a roundabout way, not making a temporal point. To be fair to OP he did at least call it "ancient junk." But there's no need to add "junk." "old" or "ancient" more than ably would have made the point.

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Re:Why are tar.xz files 15x smaller when using Python's tar ... by sodality2 on Monday March 15, 2021 @07:34AM (#26464692)

I suppose that's down to cultural differences. I'd consider junk to be not useful anymore (I call my core2 duo junk but it was a powerhouse when I got it), but maybe a better word is defunct? According to dictionary, junk = Cheap, shoddy, or worthless.

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