How Can I Make iOS 4 Usable on My iPhone 3G?

Dear Lifehacker,
My iPhone has been intolerably slow since I upgraded to iOS 4, and while I know I can downgrade to 3.1.3 if I have to, I was wondering if I can do anything to speed things up on iOS 4. Signed,
Short on iPatience
Dear Short,
You're far from alone with this problem (in fact, Apple's officially looking into it), and while
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