:seedling: fix minor issues

[batistein]

What this PR does / why we need it: Formats the Readme and fixes some minor things in the makefile

Which issue(s) this PR fixes (optional, in fixes #<issue number>(, fixes #<issue_number>, ...) format, will close the issue(s) when PR gets merged): Fixes #

Special notes for your reviewer:

Please confirm that if this PR changes any image versions, then that's the sole change this PR makes.

TODOs:

• [x] squash commits
• [ ] include documentation
• [ ] add unit tests