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@@ -136,4 +136,8 @@ and install qemu with your distro's package manager if you don't have it). There
 
 __Note__: If you're doing development work on a component of the kernel, you don't need to recompile all of it to test things out: `make drivers` 
 will build just the drivers, `make kernel` just the kernel, and likewise `make bootloader` will compile just the bootloader. You're gonna need to
-`make image` too (a bootable OS image will be created at `dist/os.img`).
+`make image` too (a bootable OS image will be created at `dist/os.img`)
+
+## Notes
+
+You may be wondering why this README looks like it was written by a cynical bastard that only wants to see the world burn. The answer is I wrote this after a multi-hour fight with GNU Make and I needed to blow off some steam. Peace!