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 # bits and bops
 
-> remember xorg config screentearing option
+> remember xorg config screentearing option (obsolete with xlibre)
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+# zegonix' documentation
+
+This repository holds information I wrote down for quick access.
+
+
+# Interesting topics to read up on
+
+* [LaTeX package *tikz*][tikz]
+* [HSV/HSL and colourspaces in general][hsl]
+* [GCCs handling of large immediate values][gcc-literals]
+* [How do WAV files work][wav-files]
+
+
+<!-- links -->
+[tikz]: https://nathantypanski.com/blog/2014-10-29-tikz-timing.html
+[hsl]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSL_and_HSV#Use_in_end-user_software
+[gcc-literals]: https://medium.com/@python-javascript-php-html-css/understanding-gccs-handling-of-large-immediate-values-in-armv7-assembly-d8a906231b44
+[wav-files]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16075233/reading-and-processing-wav-file-data-in-c-c