[m_ram]

I don't have the answers that you seek, but you can find out how to format HN posts here (it doesn't support <p> tags).

https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc

Also, HN doesn't have private messaging, so you need to add contact info to the about section on your user profile.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=ULAM_SPIRAL_OMG