Van Cleef’s Laws SOB: Son of a Bos'n Posted on April 4, 2010 by BobJune 27, 2010 Van Cleef’s First Law Never underestimate the power of a draft memo. Van Cleef’s Second Law If you want to get anything done, don’t get a life. Van Cleef’s Third Law A CPU’s initialization time is inversely proportional to it’s speed.