I bought a motherboard to build a DIY NAS... takes DDR5 SO-DIMM RAM and only 16gb costs more than double the motherboard (which includes an intel processor)

Wouldn't be possible to just install an alternative Android build that has this removed?

Sure, but then you'll be locked out of apps and sites that enforce device integrity.

I guess the best option is two android phones, one for Google's locked down junk and another that is allowed to run your own code.

May be good for remote roles?

TLDR: You should NEVER sync your Authenticator 2FA codes with a Google account.

I'm on the same boat. On one hand it seems tourism is a bad thing, on the other it recommends places that are little known to tourism... oh well

Looks like we have a new mesh comms solution every two weeks or so.