I have noticed Ubuntu 14.04 still has 24.3 in its repo - nice to have 24.4 for the N900
Using this version for a few weeks now and it works without any issue.
One of the cool things of 24.4 is the built in browser eww. Not perfect, but will work for basic sites like talk.meamo.org. Now I rarely have to leave emacs / org-mode
Google didn't seem to work though - executing a search query gave an error - but duckduckgo.com is an alternative that works fine.

Emacs (org-mode) is fantastic for the N900 with its excellent screen and keyboard. Thanks for the update mtvoid.