Dug up a couple of related links for anyone curious:
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/argentina/currency - historical USD to ARS exchange rate
http://thebluemarket.wordpress.com/2012/10/18/bitcoin-dollars-and-pot-banging-protests-in-argentina/ - Oct 2012 post about Bitcoin use in Argentina

If the currency manages to maintain a stable value over several months or so, I would consider using BTC as a means of purchasing products/services instead of as a speculative commodity, but I honestly don't see that happening anytime soon. So for now, my answer is no.

Thanks for the documentary! I have one question that the interviews don't seem to discuss. How is a local Bitcoin exchange similar or different from purchasing gold or US dollars on the underground market as a method of staving off peso's inflation? Is it because USD and gold are banned but Bitcoin purchases are somehow still legal (or grey-area enough so that nobody notices or cares as much)?

I got something like 12 MH/sec on my cheap, fanless Radeon 5450. If only it were still 2009

Hello, Bitcoin world. I want to learn more about Ripple and OpenCoin's business model. I am making this introductory post because of the new user requirements. Only four more posts to go.