Isn't it more like "I'm better than this thing. I know it, you know it, my servant the can opener knows it. So why does my servant spend so much time here instead of doing my bidding?" and the cat trying to brainwash the computer?
the kitties mirroring! get a small fake nearby and they'll hopefully start using that instead of trying to barge in your work area
I reccomend using some cardboard to get the shape proper