"Like most internships, these roles are unpaid." Apparently he hasn't read Joel on Software: "I need to clarify something about internships in computer science

"Like most internships, these roles are unpaid." Apparently he hasn't read Joel on Software: "I need to clarify something about internships in computer science and software development. In this day and age, in this country, it is totally expected that these are paid internships, and the salaries are usually pretty competitive."