diff --git a/.idea/enigmaMachine.iml b/.idea/enigmaMachine.iml
index ebe9288..ddd0a9c 100644
--- a/.idea/enigmaMachine.iml
+++ b/.idea/enigmaMachine.iml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.venv" />
     </content>
-    <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="Python 3.13 (enigmaMachine)" jdkType="Python SDK" />
+    <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="uv (enigmaMachine)" jdkType="Python SDK" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
   </component>
 </module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
index 33d9f86..cae906c 100644
--- a/.idea/misc.xml
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
   <component name="Black">
     <option name="sdkName" value="Python 3.13 (enigmaMachine)" />
   </component>
-  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.13 (enigmaMachine)" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="uv (enigmaMachine)" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 285d240..29e2404 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,10 +1,39 @@
 # Enigma Machine
-Recreates the functionality of the Enigma Machine from World War II. Mainly just an exercise in Python.
+I still sort of remember being a kid and discovering that you could make a map of letters and from that have a simple
+encoding mechanism.
+
+For example (in the table shown below), the letter A would be encoded as M, B as N, C as O, and so on.
+
+| Letter | Encoding |
+|--------|----------|
+| A      | M        |
+| B      | N        |
+| C      | O        |
+| ...    | ...      |
+| Z      | L        |
+
+This is a [substitution cipher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substitution_cipher) and is pretty simplistic by modern standards, but as a kid I thought it was cool [AF](https://www.howtogeek.com/711826/what-does-af-mean/).
+
+One evening I was watching a video on YouTube about the Enigma Machine. It piqued my interest and I decided to make
+something in Python to recreate the functionality.
+
+## History
+> The Enigma machine is a cipher device developed and used in the early- to mid-20th century to protect commercial,
+> diplomatic, and military communication. It was employed extensively by Nazi Germany during World War II, in all
+> branches of the German military. The Enigma machine was considered so secure that it was used to encipher the most
+> top-secret messages.
+> 
+> The Enigma has an electromechanical rotor mechanism that scrambles the 26 letters of the alphabet. In typical use, one
+> person enters text on the Enigma's keyboard and another person writes down which of the 26 lights above the keyboard
+> illuminated at each key press. If plaintext is entered, the illuminated letters are the ciphertext. Entering
+> ciphertext transforms it back into readable plaintext. The rotor mechanism changes the electrical connections between
+> the keys and the lights with each keypress.
+> 
+> -- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine)
 
 ## Usage
 `uv run main.py "[message]" e|d [int]`
 
-
 Where:
 - __"[message]"__ is the message to be encrypted/decrypted. Should be in quotes.
 - __e|d__ is the direction of the message (encrypt or decrypt).
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index ca69aed..2c2b4f4 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ def main():
         print("Invalid iterations value.")
         sys.exit(1)
 
+    # todo this does not run because of the above check
     if int(sys.argv[3]) == 0:
         iterations = 3
     else:
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ def main():
     seed_values: list[int] = []
 
     if sys.argv[2] == "e":
+        # TODO allow flag to specify a file vs. always creating a new one
         with open("seeds.txt", "w") as f:
             for iteration in range(0, iterations):
                 random.seed(time.time())