My torrents will all of a sudden drop to zero, and slowly build back up 20-30 seconds later.
It does this every 10 mins or so. Why?
Backbone hiccups.
You should see a chiropractor for that.
i highly recommend keith woodward, Ch Phd Dt Com
sounds like a case of a shitty router to me, if not then maybe some craptastic rate limiting.
Naw sounds like user error!!!
True, since he left his computer on 24/7 plus had that Returnil thing installed, instantly turning his PC into a hackers’ wonderland. 
Bad internet, it’s just him.
LOL 
actually this same problem is occurring for me as well.