...we can live in a world where this stuph ain't nec'sary. I feel kinda honoured to have perhaps been amongst the very last to have viewed such lovely work.

Please take your laptop/desktop to a local computeryoda you trust, and have them either REALLY wipe the drive(s) you're worried about, or, if you have the money, remove all hard drives, upgrade 'em at the same time to new bigger ones anyway. and PHYSICALLY DESTROY THE OLD DRIVES. Drill through the platter area many times with a large titanium or better drill bit, until there is so much destruction that you can not physically spin those things up. :gunfighter2:

You could take it personally to a huge public dump, and just chuck it, personally one day, with a bit of other trash, if you don't have time. Unless you were under insane scrutiny, it would prolly be ok there.

buuuuut....

If you do not have access to a drill press, get that thing in a vice at least, and be FURKIN' careful when using yer hand drill on it. If possible, FIRST remove the cover of the hard drive so you can see the platters directly (sometimes they use really obscure screws that YOU just don't have a screwdriver for. Finish the job with a large ball-peen or other hammer, making sure to bend and dent the platters inside. :apachecopter:

Please do this as soon as possible, if the consequences you're worried about are dire. And come back, as soon as possible (or at least lurk from public computers when possible!)