macaroons: add technical documentation, fix comments

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A macaroon is delegated by adding restrictions (called caveats) and an
authentication code similar to a signature (technically an HMAC) to it. The
technical method of doing this is outside the scope of this overview
documentation, but the macaroon paper linked above describes it quite well. The
documentation, but the [README in the macaroons package](../macaroons/README.md)
or the macaroon paper linked above describe it in more detail. The
user must remember several things:
* Sharing a macaroon allows anyone in possession of that macaroon to use it to